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- Title
In-hospital acute kidney injury.
- Authors
Alkhunaizi, Ahmed M.; Al Shammary, Munifah
- Abstract
Background: Hospital-acquired acute kidney injury is associated with increased mortality and has major public health implications. The incidence of in-hospital AKI in Eastern Saudi Arabia is not known. Aims: To determine the incidence of in-hospital acute kidney injury in Eastern Saudi Arabia. Methods: A single centre, retrospective cohort study at a major community hospital between July 2015 and July 2017. Results: A total of 26 383 patients were hospitalized and 293 (1.11%) were diagnosed with acute kidney injury. Drug-induced AKI was diagnosed in 38 (13%) patients, while 255 (87%) patients had acute kidney injury not attributed to drugs. Full recovery of renal function was observed in 39% and 44% in the drug induced and non-drug induced acute kidney injury groups, respectively. Conclusions: acute kidney injury is a serious complication in hospitalized patients. Full recovery of renal function was observed in a minority of patients.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; KIDNEY physiology; ACUTE kidney failure; CONVALESCENCE; HOSPITALS; DISEASE incidence; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 8, p967
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/emhj.19.100