Acute Kidney Injury: Who Should be Followed-up and by Whom?

Abstract

The authors of "Emergency Department Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: Appropriately Discharged but Inadequately Followed-Up?" in this month's AEM reviewed two recent studies (Scheuermeyer et al and Acedillo et al) from the Nephrology literature describing the epidemiology and outcomes of discharged Emergency Department (ED) patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). This review concludes that even mild AKI in discharged ED patients is associated with increased risks of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and mortality.

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