High incidence of acute kidney injury during chemotherapy for childhood acute myeloid leukemia.

Liezl du Plessis Shahrad Rod RassekhCherry Mammen

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2017)

There was a high incidence of AKI in our AML cohort with a strong association with older age (≥10 years) and severe sepsis. Larger prospective studies are needed to confirm the high burden of AKI and risk factors in this susceptible population.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
risk factors
acute myeloid leukemia
cardiac surgery
intensive care unit
radiation therapy
locally advanced
community dwelling
septic shock
middle aged
drug induced
rectal cancer
case control