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SUBMITTER: Vaara ST
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389711 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaara Suvi T ST Bhatraju Pavan K PK Stanski Natalja L NL McMahon Blaithin A BA Liu Kathleen K Joannidis Michael M Bagshaw Sean M SM
Critical care (London, England) 20220819 1
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequently encountered syndrome especially among the critically ill. Current diagnosis of AKI is based on acute deterioration of kidney function, indicated by an increase in creatinine and/or reduced urine output. However, this syndromic definition encompasses a wide variety of distinct clinical features, varying pathophysiology, etiology and risk factors, and finally very different short- and long-term outcomes. Lumping all AKI together may conceal unique pathophy ...[more]