Acute Kidney Injury in In Paediatrics
Acute Kidney Injury in In Paediatrics
Acute Kidney Injury in In Paediatrics
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Paediatric <strong>In</strong>cidence of AKI<br />
• Recent study by Schneider, et al (n=3396)<br />
• 10% <strong>in</strong>cidence of AKI <strong>in</strong> patients admitted to PICU<br />
• AKI <strong>in</strong>creased mortality and LOS four-fold<br />
• Schneider J, et al: Crit Care Med 2010; 38:933–939<br />
• AKI <strong>in</strong>creases mortality from 10% to 57.1% <strong>in</strong> patients<br />
• with multi-organ failure,<br />
• marrow or solid organ transplantation,<br />
• extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or<br />
• acute respiratory distress syndrome<br />
Askenazi DJ, et al:. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2011; 12:e1– e6