Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with a poor prognosis, and no effective treatment has been established to date. Understanding the mechanisms that prevent the progression of AKI is crucial. In ...

Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a dangerous condition that affects many people in hospitals, especially those in intensive ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

Weaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining on the treatment for the rest of their lives, according to a new study led ...

Platinum-associated adverse events were more likely in patients with impaired kidney function assessed by serum creatinine and cystatin C -- warranting judicious adjustment of platinum chemotherapy ...

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) do not appear to worsen kidney function compared with the histamine 2 receptor blocker ranitidine based on two measures, a large cohort study from Spain finds. In fact, ...

Empagliflozin stabilizes kidney function and reduces heart failure risk post-myocardial infarction, with eGFR remaining stable over 24 months. The EMPACT-MI trial confirmed empagliflozin's safety when ...