The impact of acute kidney injury on fatality of ischemic stroke from a hospital-based population in Joinville, Brazil

Abstract Introduction: The occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after ischemic stroke has been associated to a worse prognosis. There is a lack of Brazilian studies evaluating this issue. This study aimed to describe the impact of AKI after a first-ever ischemic stroke in relation to fatality ra...

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Main Authors: Helbert do Nascimento Lima, Tais Saibel, Gisele Colato, Norberto Luiz Cabral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2019-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002019005016101&lng=en&tlng=en