The impact of body mass index on mortality in patients with acute kidney injury: a systematic review protocol

The impact of body mass index on mortality in patients with acute kidney injury: a systematic review protocol

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) refers to a broad spectrum of kidney damage and is attributed a high morbidity and mortality rate at all degrees of severity. Obesity increases the risk for developing AKI. However, some studies have shown that obesity at onset of AKI is paradoxically as...

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Main Authors: Maria P Barrett, David Moore, Fang Gao Smith, Indranil Dasgupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
AKI
Body mass index
BMI
Mortality
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0825-3

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