Abstract:Background:Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) can accelerate the progression of chronic kidney disease and lead to permanent kidney damage. However, the relationship between sepsis-associated AKI and dialysis has not been well evaluated. Our study aimed to investigate the risk of AKI requiring dialysis after sepsis.Methods:A nationwide population-based case-crossover study comprised all patients requiring their first dialysis from 2004 to 2016 from the database of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance. P… Show more
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