Acute Kidney Injury Network: report of an initiative to improve outcomes in acute kidney injury
Key messages
AKI is a complex disorder, and we have proposed uniform standards for diagnosing and classifying AKI on the basis of existing systems (that is, RIFLE). These proposals will require validation.
Our recommendations have been endorsed by participating societies that represent the majority of critical care and nephrology societies worldwide.
These recommendations provide a stepping stone to standardizing the care of patients with AKI and will greatly enhance our ability to design prospective studies to evaluate potential prevention and treatment strategies.
Future clinical and translational research in AKI will require the development of collaborative networks. The AKIN was formed to provide an effective mechanism for facilitating such efforts.
Critical Care 2007, 11:R31 (Full Text PDF)
© 2007 Mehta et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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