Acute Kidney Injury News

Cambridge scientists have found an association between ACE inhibitors (and similar drugs) and acute kidney injury. The research was published Nov. 6 in the journal PLOS ONE. 

A new study shows that despite a lower frequency of dialysis on Sunday, patients with acute kidney injury have mortality rates similar to that of patients who receive the therapy on any other day of the week. The study appears online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Ultrasound treatments may prevent acute kidney injury that commonly arises after major surgery, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that this simple and noninvasive therapy may be an effective precaution for patients at risk.

Mayo clinic researchers have identified two biomarkers of acute kidney injury that can be easily measured in urine and detect affected patients roughly 12 to 36 hours earlier than current tests, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care. The study's findings give physicians a tool to determine early on whether a patient is at risk, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Animal and human studies have shown that within a few hours of  kidney injury, a significant amount of the protein semaphorin 3A is detectable in the urine, Ramesh and his colleagues report in the journal PLOS ONE.

In an analysis of studies that examined critically ill patients requiring an increase in blood fluid volume, intravenous use of the fluid hydroxyethyl starch, compared with other resuscitation solutions, was not associated with decreased mortality and was associated with a significant increased risk of death and acute kidney injury, according to an article appearing in the Feb. 20 issue of JAMA.