Acute kidney injury epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes in critically ill patients 16-25 years of age treated in an adult intensive care unit.

Dana Y FuhrmanSandra Kane-GillStuart L GoldsteinPriyanka PriyankaJohn A Kellum

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2018)

AKI is a common event for young adults admitted to an adult tertiary care center ICU with an associated increased length of stay and risk of mortality. Potentially modifiable risk factors for AKI including medications were identified for all stratified age groups.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
risk factors
tertiary care
young adults
cardiac surgery
mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
acute respiratory distress syndrome
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue