Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
The most recent articles from: December 2015
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
[Severe acute kidney injury in critically ill children: Epidemiology and prognostic factors].
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe complication in critically ill children. The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of AKI, as well as to analyse the prognostic factors for mortality and renal replacement therapy (RRT) in children admitted to Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in Spain. ⋯ Critically ill children with AKI had a high mortality and morbidity rate. Platelet values and creatinine clearance are markers of RRT at PICU discharge, whereas number of platelets, serum creatinine and weight were associated with mortality.