Acute Kidney Injury News

The use of sodium phosphate enemas increases the risk of long-term kidney injury, according to a new study published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

A new study published in the journal Stroke has found that ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who suffer from acute kidney injury requiring dialysis have higher death rates and greater odds of entering long-term care or nursing facilities after hospitalization. The study was led by Charuhas Thakar, MD, professor and director of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Heat stress and volume depletion seem to play a role in the epidemic of kidney failure among Central American agricultural workers, according to new research published in the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

A new study on the effects of acute kidney injury in military personnel who are injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan reveals better-than-expected results concerning survival and kidney function.

Two research projects investigating treatment options for Alport syndrome have been awarded funding by the Alport Syndrome Foundation, Pedersen Family, and the Kidney Foundation of Canada Research Funding Program. The projects include a study on drug repurposing to treat Alport syndrome, and a study on WISE antibody as a treatment for Alport syndrome.

On Jan. 1 2017, Medicare Part B began including coverage for renal dialysis services furnished by a facility or provider for a Medicare beneficiary with acute kidney injury (AKI).

Physicians treating hospitalized patients for conditions unrelated to the kidneys should pay close attention to common blood and urine tests for kidney function in order to prevent acute kidney injury, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests.

The anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone helps prevent serious kidney complications that can arise following heart surgery, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial. The study, entitled "Intraoperative High-Dose Dexamethasone and Severe Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery,"appears in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), could lead to a change in care for patients during cardiac operations.

A new study led by researchers at Yale finds that kidneys from deceased donors who had acute injuries may be more viable than previously thought, and should be considered to meet the growing demand for organ transplants.

Levels of a protein in the urine may help clinicians predict which patients with acute heart failure are at increased risk of developing kidney injury during hospitalization, according to a study conducted by  Xiaobing Yang, MD, Fan Fan Hou, MD, PhD,  and colleagues from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China. The study, entitled "Urinary Angiotensinogen Level Predicts AKI in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Prospective, Two-Stage Study," appears in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology .