Is metformin associated with acute kidney injury? A case-control study of patients with type 2 diabetes admitted with acute infection.

Philip Andreas SchytzAnders Bonde NissenKristine HommelMorten SchouKarl Emil Nelveg-KristensenChristian Torp-PedersenGunnar H GislasonThomas A GerdsNicholas Carlson

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2020)

In patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with acute infection, metformin was not independently associated with AKI, since other antidiabetics were also significantly associated, indicating confounding by indication.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
liver failure
respiratory failure
cardiac surgery
drug induced
aortic dissection
acute respiratory distress syndrome