Is acute kidney injury age-dependent in older adults: an observational study in two centers from North China

Is acute kidney injury age-dependent in older adults: an observational study in two centers from North China

Abstract Background Although aging increases susceptibility to acute kidney injury (AKI), whether the AKI risk and the association between AKI and adverse outcomes are age-dependent remain unclear in older adults. The current study aimed to identify whether AKI risk was age-dependent in older adults...

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Main Authors: Libin Xu, Yanhua Wu, Yuanhan Chen, Ruiying Li, Zhiqiang Wang, Zhilian Li, Guoping Liu, Lei Yu, Wei Shi, Xinling Liang, on behalf of China collaborative study on AKI (CCS-AKI)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Geriatric acute kidney injury
Older adults
Mortality
Creatinine
Epidemiological study
Hospitalized population
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01906-z

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