Journal article
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Discharged Home from an Emergency Department with AKI
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients discharged home from an emergency department with AKI are not well described. This study describes their characteristics and outcomes and compares these outcomes to two referent groups.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada from 2003 to 2012 of 6346 patients aged ≥40 years who were discharged from the emergency department …
Authors
Acedillo RR; Wald R; McArthur E; Nash DM; Silver SA; James MT; Schull MJ; Siew ED; Matheny ME; House AA
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 1215–1225
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2017
DOI
10.2215/cjn.10431016
ISSN
1555-9041