Hospital acquired Acute Kidney Injury is associated with increased mortality but not increased readmission rates in a UK acute hospital

Abstract Background Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has evoked much interest over the past decade and is reported to be associated with high inpatient mortality. Preventable death and increased readmission rates related to AKI have been the focus of considerable interest. Methods We studied hospital acqui...

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Main Authors: Nerissa Jurawan, Tanya Pankhurst, Charles Ferro, Peter Nightingale, Jamie Coleman, David Rosser, Simon Ball
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0729-9