Assessment of the renal angina index for the prediction of acute kidney injury in patients admitted to a European pediatric intensive care unit.

Francisco MourãoAna Carvalho VazAndré AzevedoHelena PintoMarta João SilvaJoana JardimAugusto Ribeiro

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2021)

The RAI is a simple and inexpensive tool that can be used with medical and post-surgical PICU patients to predict AKI development and anticipate complications, allowing for the adoption of preventive measures.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
acute kidney injury
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
coronary artery
prognostic factors
risk factors
mechanical ventilation
percutaneous coronary intervention
young adults