These findings translated into an absolute 7% (n = 1,000) difference in AKI diagnosis between AKIN and RIFLE criteria. In total, 1,504 patients (10.5%) classified as having AKI by RIFLE criteria ...

Thus, there is a pressing need to find biomarkers that will provide an early diagnosis of AKI, and can be used to risk-stratify patients and follow their course of treatment (Figure 3).

The final diagnosis was ATN in 125 patients (47%) and PRA in 106 patients (40%). The other 36 patients (13.5%) were excluded as having other causes of AKI. The urine sediment scoring system, based ...

Median time from AKI diagnosis to randomization was 56 minutes, and patients received a median of three recommendations. As ...

Early diagnosis and treatment are associated with reduced risk of permanent kidney damage in hospitalized patients. Studies have shown that sudden loss of kidney function—also known as AKI ...