DARE-AKI: Does enhanced Detection, clinical Analytics, Referral and Early therapy improve AKI outcomes in secondary care?

Background Acute Kidney Injury AKI occurs in up to 15% of hospital admissions , and is associated with an increased risk of death1: some 40,000 excess deaths/year in England are attributed to AKI1. It is also associated with an increased length of stay2, and the development of chronic kidney disease...

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Main Author: Alistair Connell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00036/full