Identification of risk factors associated with acute kidney injury in patients admitted to acute medical units

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-238

  Finlay, S ^a   Bray, B ^b   Lewington, A J ^c   Hunter Rowe, C T ^d   Banerjee, A ^e   Atkinson, J M ^f   Jones, M C ^g  

^a DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY   (United Kingdom)

^e South London Healthcare NHS Trust Farnborough Common   (United Kingdom)

^f University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury (AKI); Acute medical units (AMUs); Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR DISEASE; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI); ACUTE MEDICAL UNITS (AMUS); BACTEREMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI); ACUTE MEDICAL UNITS (AMUS); RISK FACTORS;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; BACTEREMIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84884524087     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-3-233     Document Type: Article

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