Post-Diarrheal Acute Kidney Injury During an Epidemic in Monsoon – A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital
Nived Haridas,
S. Thirumavalavan,
M. Edwin Fernando
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe complication of acute diarrheal diseases; however, there is limited data on post-diarrheal AKI (PD-AKI) epidemiology and outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the clinicodemographic profile and outcomes of PD-AKI in our hospital.
Materials and Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed data from 93 patients admitted with PD-AKI during a diarrheal illness epidemic. Patients were stratified based on the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) AKI stage … Show more
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