Obesity and recovery from acute kidney injury (Ob AKI): a prospective cohort feasibility study.

Helen L MacLaughlinRochelle M BlacklockKelly WrightGerda PotSatish JayawardeneChristopher W McIntyreIain C MacdougallNicholas M Selby

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

Feasibility to conduct a long-term observational study addressing AKI outcomes associated with obesity was demonstrated. A fully powered prospective cohort study to examine the relationships between obesity and outcomes of AKI is warranted.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
cardiac surgery
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain