Intravenous amino acids decrease acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery
1. In this randomized controlled trial, in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, continuous intravenous (IV) administration of amino acids was found ...
Tag: acute kidney injury
Vancomycin and cefazolin not superior to cefazolin alone in arthroplasty prophylaxis
1. In this randomized controlled trial, the combination of vancomycin with cefazolin was not superior to surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis with ...
Acute kidney injury more prevalent amongst extremely premature neonates
1. A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial found that when correcting for fluid balance, AKI was more commonly diagnosed ...
Risk of adverse kidney-related events for patients on lithium is low but increases with greater exposure
1. For patients newly initiated on lithium or valproate, the absolute risks of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression or acute ...
There is a low risk of chronic kidney disease progression following acute kidney injury
1. In this prospective cohort study, there was a limited association between acute kidney injury (AKI) and worsening kidney function ...
Testosterone-replacement therapy noninferior to placebo for preventing cardiovascular events
1. In this randomized controlled trial, in adults with hypogonadism and cardiovascular risk factors, testosterone did not reduce the incidence ...
Higher protein doses do not improve outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with high nutritional risk
1. Time-to-discharge-alive from the hospital was similar among both high- and regular-protein groups. 2. There was no significant inter-group difference ...
Sickle cell trait associated with preexisting kidney comorbidities and increased COVID-19 mortality
1. Sickle cell trait was associated with increased COVID-19 mortality and various preexisting chronic medical conditions, particularly in persons of ...
Analysis of the short and long-term in-hospital complications following diagnosis of COVID-19
1. Older age, male sex, and pre-existing comorbidities were independent risk factors for developing complications following COVID-19 infection. 2. The ...
Postponing renal replacement therapy may result in poor clinical outcomes in patients with severe acute kidney injury
1. The median number of RRT-free days was 12 days (IQR 0-25) in the delayed strategy and 10 days (IQR ...