One- and three-year outcomes in patients treated with intermittent hemodialysis for acute kidney injury: prospective observational multicenter post-hoc FINNAKI study.

Outcome of AKI patients treated with IRRT is dismal with regard to 3-year kidney function and mortality. Although pre-existing CKD emerged as a major risk factor for end-stage renal disease after AKI, the poor kidney survival was also seen in patients without prior CKD.