Uric Acid and Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill

Rationale & Objective: Uric acid is excreted by the kidney and accumulates in acute kidney injury (AKI). Whether higher plasma uric acid level predisposes to AKI or its complications is not known. Study Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Setting & Participants: 2 independent coh...

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Main Authors: Anand Srivastava, Ragnar Palsson, David E. Leaf, Angelica Higuera, Margaret E. Chen, Polly Palacios, Rebecca M. Baron, Venkata Sabbisetti, Andrew N. Hoofnagle, Sucheta M. Vaingankar, Paul M. Palevsky, Sushrut S. Waikar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Kidney Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259005951930010X