A Protocol for the Nigerian Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury Continuum (NEOAKINUM) Prospective Study

Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury.

In recent years, there have been significant advancements in our understanding of acute kidney injury (AKI) and its impact on outcomes across medicine. Research based on single-center cohorts suggests that neonatal AKI is very common and associated with poor outcomes. In this state-of-the-art review on neonatal AKI, we highlight the unique aspects of neonatal renal physiology, definition, risk ...

NGAL, the New Marker for Acute Kidney Injury

Clinical manifestations of Acute kidney injury: A Prospective Observational Study

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common catastrophic clinical condition encountered in most of the hospitals, associated with poor short and long term mortality and morbidity . "RIFLE /AKIN" criteria is used for diagnosis and classification of AKI Aims and O Bjectives : This study was undertaken to understand about the clinical spectrum of the disease ; common modes of clinical presentations, eti...

Vitamin D levels in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a protocol for a prospective cohort study (VID-AKI)

INTRODUCTION Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects more than 50% of critically ill patients. The formation of calcitriol, the active vitamin D metabolite, from the main inactive circulating form, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), occurs primarily in the proximal renal tubules. This results in a theoretical basis for reduction in levels of calcitriol over the course of an AKI. Vitamin D deficiency is h...

Acute Kidney Injury Biomarkers for Patients in a Coronary Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND Renal dysfunction is an established predictor of all-cause mortality in intensive care units. This study analyzed the outcomes of coronary care unit (CCU) patients and evaluated several biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI), including neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin-18 (IL-18) and cystatin C (CysC) on the first day of CCU admission. METHODOLOGY/PRIN...