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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Acute kidney injury (AKI): | |||
* A sudden (within hours) decline in kidney function, which includes both injury (structural damage) and impairment (loss of function)<ref>Makris K, Spanou L. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198510/ Acute kidney injury: definition, pathophysiology and clinical phenotypes.] The clinical biochemist reviews. 2016 May;37(2):85.</ref>. | |||
== | * Often referred to as acute renal failure (ARF), is a sudden episode of kidney damage or failure that occurs within a few hours or days <ref>Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Available: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/AcuteKidneyInjury (accessed 22.04.2023)</ref>and is indicated by a sharp rise in serum creatinine, a decline in urine output, or both. | ||
* AKI is known to occur in between 10% and 15% of hospitalized patients, with more than 50% of patients need intensive care<ref>Ronco C, Bellomo R, Kellum JA. [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32563-2/fulltext Acute kidney injury.] The Lancet. 2019 Nov 23;394(10212):1949-64.</ref>. | |||
* AKI is distinct from chronic kidney disease, which causes the kidneys to slowly lose function over time<ref>Acute kidney injury. Available: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acute-kidney-injury/#:~:text=Acute%20kidney%20injury%20(AKI)%20is,as%20the%20name%20might%20suggest. (accessed 22.04.2023)</ref>. | |||
== Epidemiology == | |||
== Etiology == | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Acute kidney injury (AKI):
- A sudden (within hours) decline in kidney function, which includes both injury (structural damage) and impairment (loss of function)[1].
- Often referred to as acute renal failure (ARF), is a sudden episode of kidney damage or failure that occurs within a few hours or days [2]and is indicated by a sharp rise in serum creatinine, a decline in urine output, or both.
- AKI is known to occur in between 10% and 15% of hospitalized patients, with more than 50% of patients need intensive care[3].
- AKI is distinct from chronic kidney disease, which causes the kidneys to slowly lose function over time[4].
Epidemiology[edit | edit source]
Etiology[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Makris K, Spanou L. Acute kidney injury: definition, pathophysiology and clinical phenotypes. The clinical biochemist reviews. 2016 May;37(2):85.
- ↑ Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Available: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/AcuteKidneyInjury (accessed 22.04.2023)
- ↑ Ronco C, Bellomo R, Kellum JA. Acute kidney injury. The Lancet. 2019 Nov 23;394(10212):1949-64.
- ↑ Acute kidney injury. Available: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acute-kidney-injury/#:~:text=Acute%20kidney%20injury%20(AKI)%20is,as%20the%20name%20might%20suggest. (accessed 22.04.2023)
