White blood cell indicators predict acute kidney injury in critically ill advanced colorectal cancer patients
Researchers find white blood cell indicators predict kidney injury in advanced colorectal cancer
This observational cohort study developed a model using white blood cell-related indicators to predict acute kidney injury in 981 critically…
A new model using white blood cell data can predict acute kidney injury risk in critically ill patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
High-altitude ICU study finds 21% AKI incidence in neurocritical patients
High-altitude ICU patients face kidney injury risk
This retrospective cohort study of 390 adult neurocritical patients at a high-altitude ICU found that 83 patients (21.3%) developed acute ki…
A study of 390 adults in a high-altitude ICU found that 1 in 5 developed acute kidney injury, linked to older age and higher hemoglobin leve…
Chemotherapy-related renal injury incidence and risk factors in patients with malignant tumors
Kidney injury risk rises with age, diabetes, and certain chemo drugs
This retrospective cohort study of 152 patients with malignant tumors found an 18.42% incidence of chemotherapy-related renal injury (CRI). …
A study of cancer patients found nearly 1 in 5 developed kidney injury after chemotherapy, with older age and diabetes among key risk factor…
CRRT after heart transplantation linked to preoperative hemoglobin and VIS score in cohort study
New Tool Predicts Kidney Failure Risk After Heart Transplant Surgery
This single-center retrospective cohort study of 213 heart transplantation recipients examined risk factors for continuous renal replacement…
This research gives doctors a new way to spot heart transplant patients at high risk for kidney failure, allowing for closer monitoring and …
Systematic Review Examines Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Renal ELD in Kidney Diseases
Kidney Damage May Start With Fat in the Wrong Places
This systematic review summarizes mechanisms and therapeutic strategies targeting renal ELD across kidney diseases, including diabetic and o…
This research explains how fat in the wrong kidney cells causes harm, opening new paths for prevention and treatment.
O. vulgatum consumption linked to rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury in 10 patients
This Common Herb May Cause Dangerous Muscle Breakdown
This retrospective case series of 10 patients at a Chinese hospital found that O. vulgatum consumption for stewing soup was associated with …
A traditional herbal soup can cause severe muscle breakdown, but stopping use leads to full recovery.
Atherogenic index of plasma shows non-linear association with mortality in diabetic AKI patients
Research finds blood marker linked to death in diabetic kidney injury
A retrospective cohort study of 1046 diabetic patients with acute kidney injury found that the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) had a non-l…
Higher levels of a specific blood marker are linked to a greater risk of death in people with diabetes and acute kidney injury.
Case report links imported pediatric medications contaminated with diethylene glycol to acute kidney injury in Gambian children
What's harming children in The Gambia? Contaminated imported medicine.
A case report from The Gambia describes acute kidney injury in children linked to imported pediatric medications contaminated with diethylen…
Contaminated imported medicine in The Gambia is causing acute kidney injury in children, exposing a dangerous gap in the global supply chain…
Observational study finds 49% AKI incidence in fulminant myocarditis patients, identifies risk factors
Nearly half of patients with severe heart inflammation develop kidney injury
A single-center observational cohort of 408 fulminant myocarditis patients found 201 (49.2%) developed AKI. Male gender, elevated NT-pro BNP…
Nearly half of patients with severe heart inflammation develop kidney injury, a risk linked to male gender and weaker heart pumping ability.
Linezolid vs clindamycin shows no ICU or hospital stay difference in severe SSTIs
For severe skin infections, does one antibiotic keep you out of the hospital longer?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with severe or necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections found no significant difference…
For severe skin infections, using linezolid instead of clindamycin does not help patients leave the hospital faster, though it may lower kid…
Balanced salt solution in pediatric septic shock linked to lower AKI and RRT rates versus normal saline
Balanced fluids may reduce kidney injury in children with septic shock, study finds
A meta-analysis of 5 RCTs involving 992 children with septic shock found balanced salt solution (BSS) was not associated with reduced mortal…
Using balanced salt solutions instead of normal saline helps children with septic shock avoid kidney injury and dialysis, a new analysis of …
Case report: Deep tissue massage linked to renal artery occlusion and kidney infarction in healthy man
A healthy man developed kidney injury after a deep tissue massage for back pain.
A case report describes a 50-year-old healthy man who developed acute kidney injury with renal artery occlusion following deep tissue massag…
A healthy man suffered kidney injury after a deep tissue massage from an unlicensed therapist, showing that even safe treatments can cause s…