ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI)-PROGNOSIS

SUMMARY

1. Pre-renal: resolves (improvement in renal function) quickly 24-48 hours with treatment/correction of the underlying insult.

2. ATN: does not resolve despite treatment/correction of the underlying insult. Will recover but days to weeks for renal tubules to re-generate.

3. Note that some component of injury may be pre-renal and others ATN-related.

Grampian Laboratory Outcomes Morbidity and Mortality Study II (GLOMMS II)
4. Greater % of individuals experiencing AKI had a 30% decline in renal function & developed CKD stage 4 during 9 years of follow-up.

5. Those individuals with greater renal function and AKI were most at risk of a reduction in renal function compared to those with pre-existing CKD.

6. Those that experienced AKI were older, with greater co-morbidities, more likely to be admitted in an emergency situation (cf elective admission) and to a critical care setting.

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