Pediatr Nephrol DOI 10.1007/s00467-014-2837-0

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Acute kidney injury in preterm infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit Vesna Stojanović & Nenad Barišić & Borko Milanović & Aleksandra Doronjski

Received: 5 January 2014 / Revised: 27 March 2014 / Accepted: 22 April 2014 # IPNA 2014

Abstract Background The factors that contribute to the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) and treatment outcome among prematurely born neonates are not clearly understood. Methods This retrospective study included 150 prematurely born neonates. AKI was defined as an increase of serum creatinine levels ≥0.3 mg/dl compared to basal values. Results The majority of neonates with AKI (94.8 %) had a body weight

Acute kidney injury in preterm infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.

The factors that contribute to the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) and treatment outcome among prematurely born neonates are not clearly unde...
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