Presepsin and prognostic nutritional index are predictors of septic acute kidney injury, renal replacement therapy initiation in sepsis patients, and prognosis in septic acute kidney injury patients: a pilot study

Abstract Background Sepsis is the most common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) among critically ill patients. This study aimed to determine whether presepsin is a predictor of septic acute kidney injury, renal replacement therapy initiation (RRTi) in sepsis patients, and prognosis in septic AKI pa...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Shimoyama, Osamu Umegaki, Noriko Kadono, Toshiaki Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02422-x