AKI: Preventing the preventable… is it just common sense?

The second in our iSpyAKI blogs: Working in Critical Care it is quite easy to get a skewed view on what AKI complications occur throughout the hospital, based on the type of patients that grace the critical care unit.  Often, many that require Critical Care are admitted because of an AKI complication directly, requiring close monitoring and / or dialysis.  It is safe to say, that…

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Can we impact on AKI mortality trends?

This is my first blog from a critical care perspective for ThinkKidneys. This winter has seen the NHS face some of its toughest operational challenges to date, with many patients attending hospital being far sicker and in greater numbers.  In the district general hospital where I work, there has been a noticeable rise in AKI associated inpatient mortality, rising from an average of 16.7% in non-elective…

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