Renal failure
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Multicenter Study
A multi-center evaluation of early acute kidney injury in critically ill trauma patients.
Few studies have evaluated the epidemiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) in trauma. ⋯ Trauma admissions to ICU are frequently complicated by early AKI. Those at high risk for AKI appear to be older, female, with co-morbid illnesses, and present with greater illness severity. Early AKI in trauma is also independently associated with higher mortality. These data indicate a higher burden of AKI than previously described.