Journal article
Risk of Chronic Dialysis and Death Following Acute Kidney Injury
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury frequently arises within an acute care hospitalization. Outcomes among acute kidney injury survivors following hospital discharge are poorly documented.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study between 1996 and 2006 of all adult patients in Ontario with acute kidney injury who did not require in-hospital dialysis, and who survived free of dialysis ≥30 days after discharge. Those with acute kidney …
Authors
Wald R; Quinn RR; Adhikari NK; Burns KE; Friedrich JO; Garg AX; Harel Z; Hladunewich MA; Luo J; Mamdani M
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 125, No. 6, pp. 585–593
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.01.016
ISSN
0002-9343