Acute Kidney Injury News

The consumption of high fructose, caffeinated beverages during and following exercise in hot temperatures may both reduce renal function and elevate biomarkers of AKI, according to a study published in the American Journal of Physiology--Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

Patients undergoing or about to undergo general surgical procedures can have better CT scan quality from intravenous contrast material with no increased risk for acute kidney injury, according to study results published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.

The use of donor AKI kidneys is not associated with reduced allograft survival and does not adversely affect post-transplant outcomes beyond the first year, according to recently published findings.

SAN DIEGO — Research presented at ASN Kidney Week showed that stratified data observing AKI risk factors can allow doctors to better predict RRT as well as renal function recovery.

SAN DIEGO — For patients with acute kidney injury-requiring dialysis who were transferred to a rehabilitation center, approximately 69% recovered and no longer required hemodialysis, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2018.

In a collaborative effort between clinicians and information technology experts, Phoenix Children’s Hospital has pioneered a program of tracking nephrotoxic drugs that has led to a 62% decrease in acute kidney injuries per 1,000 patient days.

Electronic alert implementation was associated with higher rates of earlier creatinine monitoring in primary care patients with acute kidney disease, according to findings recently published in Clinical Kidney Journal.

SAN DIEGO — Critically ill children who are admitted to the ICU with hyponatremia without sepsis are at greater risk of developing an acute kidney injury, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2018.

SAN DIEGO — Among 30 hospitalized survivors of acute kidney injury who were unaware they had the condition at baseline, investigators found that at follow-up 43% were aware they were managed for AKI.

SAN DIEGO — The number of electronic provider alerts for acute kidney injury remains high, yet alert burden was generally low, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2018.