Serious damage to short-term kidney function-known as acute kidney injury, or AKI-can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

A less intensive dialysis strategy is feasible for stable patients with acute kidney injury, but warrants further testing. A conservative vs conventional approach to hemodialysis may help ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

The kidneys are among the most important organs of the human body. Every day they filter around 1,500 litres of blood, regulate electrolyte and fluid balance, control blood pressure and play a central ...

Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that power kidney cells. By altering ceramide metabolism or using a new drug ...

About The Study: A conservative dialysis strategy in dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury resulted in a shorter time to and higher rates of recovery of kidney function in the unadjusted analysis.

Trial results support targeted implementation of KDIGO-endorsed nephroprotective measures in patients at high risk of acute kidney injury after major surgery. A comprehensive preventive care strategy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly two-thirds of patients on conservative dialysis recovered kidney function after hospital discharge.

HOUSTON — For patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring dialysis, a conservative strategy of administering dialysis only when deemed necessary by metabolic or clinical indications led to a ...

Fluorescent microscope image of the proximal tubule, the part of the kidney that’s most affected by ceramides. [Luis Cedeño-Rosario] Serious damage to short-term kidney function, known as acute kidney ...