Etiology incidence and outcome of acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit from a tertiary care center from north India.

Abstract

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent clinical condition with a diverse etiological nature. It complicates around 5% of hospital admissions and 30% of hospitalizations to intensive care units (ICU). The present prospective observational study was objectively conducted to find the incidence, etiology and outcome of acute kidney injury in patients admitted in ICU