Pre-Stage Acute Kidney Injury Can Predict Mortality and Medical Costs in Hospitalized Patients.

The significance of minimal increases in serum creatinine below the levels indicative of the acute kidney injury (AKI) stage is not well established. We aimed to investigate the influence of pre-stage AKI (pre-AKI) on clinical outcomes. We enrolled a total of 21,261 patients who were admitted to the...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Jeonghwan Lee, Seon Ha Baek, Shin Young Ahn, Ho Jun Chin, Ki Young Na, Dong-Wan Chae, Sejoong Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5132306?pdf=render