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Severity and Outcomes in Association with Known Exposures and Susceptibilities among Afro-Caribbean Patients with Hospital-acquired Acute Kidney Injury

Issue:

Vol 68, Issue 1: 2019

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2018.154

Pages:

35-46

Synopsis:

This study demonstrates the influence of exposures and susceptibilities on the severity and outcomes of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the severity and outcomes associated with known exposures and susceptibilities in Afro-Caribbean patients with hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (HA-AKI).

Methods: This was a single centre hospital-based cohort study. Acute kidney injury was diagnosed and staged by the criteria of Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes.

Received:

25 Nov, 2018

Accepted:

03 Jan, 2019

Published:

07 Oct, 2019

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