Acute kidney injury: definition controversies and epidemiology

摘要: Abstract The term acute kidney injury (AKI) has now replaced the older ‘acute renal failure’. Clinically AKI is characterized by a rapid reduction in function resulting failure to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homoeostasis. However, definitions published works of non-homogenous, ranging from severe relatively modest observable increases serum creatinine concentration. Changes levels are insensitive small changes glomerular filtration rate. varying incidence prevalence may also be result different definition employed methods used for ascertainment cases. To date there paucity data on AKI. varies with clinical setting, community-acquired, hospital-acquired, sepsis-induced, ICU-associated recent review an attempt find out evidences epidemiology