Acute Kidney Injury News

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine have received renewed grant funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to expand research into the areas of acute kidney failure and acute kidney injuries.

Recently published results showed nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, may help prevent AKI in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Research from a single institution and published in The Canadian Journal of Urology underscores nonoperative management as a feasible option for patients with penetrating renal trauma.

Bridge Medicines announced it has entered an agreement with Memorial Sloan Kettering to develop a platform designed to deliver drugs specifically to the kidney, with the first disease target to be AKI.

Veterans who initiated dialysis with a Veterans Health Administration dialysis provider appeared to have lower mortality rates, but experienced increased hospitalization rates compared to veterans who initiated dialysis at non-Veteran Health Administration facilities, according to research appearing in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Patient advocates and Ohio dialysis caregivers expressed their opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment on dialysis filed July 4 with the Ohio Secretary of State by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, which seeks to pass a similar ballot issue in California this fall.

Patients undergoing multiple valve replacement with prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass who were given nitric oxide had a decreased risk for acute kidney injury, worsening of chronic kidney disease and major adverse kidney events, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Research that will appear in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology provided insights on the genetics underlying nephrotic syndrome in children and could lead to new diagnostic tests and treatments.

According to a study with a median follow-up of 2.9 years that was published in BMJ Open, bariatric surgery was linked with protective effects against acute kidney injury. Although investigators found an increased risk of acute kidney injury within the first 30 days after surgery, they noted the overall effect of the procedure on the incidence of acute kidney injury was beneficial.

Among the top stories related to acute kidney injury is a finding that acute kidney injury is independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, especially heart disease. Another study found postoperative acetaminophen exposure was associated with a lower acute kidney injury rate in pediatric patients. Other stories include a link between greater rehospitalization rates among children with the condition, an analysis of strategies to prevent acute kidney injury and dialysis-required acute kidney injury in patients with HIV.