Acute renal failure in children. Multicenter prospective cohort study in medium-complexity intensive care units from the Colombian southeast
- Restrepo, J.M. (Jaime M.)
- Mondragon, M.V. (Mónica V)
- Forero Delgadillo, J.M. (Jessica M.)
- Lasso, R.E. (Rubén E)
- Zemanate, E. (Eliana)
- Bravo, Y. (Yessica)
- Castillo, G.E. (Gastón E)
- Tetay, S. (Stefany)
- Cabal, N. (Natalia)
- Calvache, J.A. (Jose Andrés)
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury is frequent in critically ill children; however, it varies in causality and epidemiology according to the level of patient care complexity. A multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted in four medium-complexity pediatric intensive care units from the Colombian southeast aimed to estimate the clinical prognosis of patients with diagnosis of acute kidney injury. METHODS: We included children >28 days and <18 years of age, who were admitted with diagnosis of acute kidney injury classified by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), during the period from January to December 2017. Severe acute kidney injury was defined as stage 2 and stage 3 classifications. Maximum KDIGO was evaluated during the...
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