Prognosis and long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury due to snake envenomation.

P S PriyamvadaChalla JaswanthBobby ZachariahSatish HaridasanSreejith ParameswaranRathinam Palamalai Swaminathan

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2019)

AKI resulting from snake envenomation is associated with considerable risk of mortality. The greater the AKI stage the greater the likelihood of mortality. One-third of patients with AKI developed long-term complications like chronic kidney disease, prehypertension and hypertension over the follow-up period.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
risk factors
blood pressure
end stage renal disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease