Acute kidney injury in Turkey: epidemiological characteristics, etiology, clinical course, and prognosis.

Meltem GursuItir YegenagaSerhan TuglularBelda DursunSibel Gokcay BekSimge BardakEngin OnanSerap DemirUlver DericiAyhan DogukanMustafa SevincIsmail KocyigitEda AltunAli Burak HarasMehmet Riza AltiparmakHalil Zeki Tonbul

Published in: BMC nephrology (2022)

Physicians managing patients with AKI should be alert against dehydration, heart failure, sepsis, and nephrotoxic agent exposure. Understanding the characteristics and outcomes of patients with AKI in their countries would help prevent AKI and improve treatment strategies.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
heart failure
primary care
intensive care unit
left ventricular
clinical decision support
acute heart failure