Acute kidney injury is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. It is still common in developing countries. The causes can be varied. It is imperative to distinguish these conditions to make appropriate therapeutic decisions which can be lifesaving for the mother and fetus. This study examined the incidence and etiology of acute kidney injury in pregnancy, the morbidity, fetomaternal morta...

BACKGROUND The scarcity of early biomarkers for acute renal failure has hindered our ability to launch preventive and therapeutic measures for this disorder in a timely manner. We tested the hypothesis that neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an early biomarker for ischaemic renal injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS We studied 71 children undergoing cardiopulmonary b...

Intr Several studies have suggested an association between chloride rich fluids and acute kidney injury (AKI) in perioperative and critically ill patients [1]. The mechanism of injury has not been fully described but renal haemodynamic effects and a change in oxidative stress have been hypothesised. Urinary Cystatin C (uCysC) is a sensitive and early marker of renal tubular injury [2]. Levels o...

BACKGROUND The pathomechanism of acute hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), a particular form of acute renal failure that occurs in the course of acute liver injury, is still poorly understood. The aim of our study was to estimate the influence of the activation and inhibition of the nitric oxide pathway on the water/sodium balance and development of acute renal failure in the course of HRS. MATERIAL ...

Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of acute illness. It associated with signicant morbidity and mortality as well high cost to healthcare systems. There are broad range causes AKI which should be considered in systematic fashion avoid missing multiple potential causative factors. These include pre-renal from hypovolaemia, intrinsic renal such glomerular disease...

Renal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) is the major cause of acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients. Mechanisms underlying reperfusion-associated injury include recruitment and activation of leukocytes and release of inflammatory mediators. In this study, we investigated the renal effects of acute administration of AVE0991, an agonist of Mas, the angiotensin-(1-7) receptor, the angiotensin-...

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury remains a common complication in critically ill patients and despite multiple trials and observational studies, the optimal timing for initiation of renal replacement therapy is still unclear. The early versus late initiation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (ELAIN) study is a randomized, single-center, prospective, ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patients who survive acute kidney injury (AKI), especially those with partial renal recovery, present a higher long-term mortality risk. However, there is no consensus on the best time to assess renal function after an episode of acute kidney injury or agreement on the definition of renal recovery. In addition, only limited data regarding predictors of recovery are ava...