Abstract
A standardized classification of acute kidney injury (AKI) has recently been proposed with the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of function, End-stage kidney disease) score. Such definition/classification has been applied both in adult and in paediatric patients. Neonatal definition of AKI likely results as a challenging task due to the peculiar renal pathophysiology of newborn critically ill patients. Their so-called 'immature kidneys' require careful management and neonatal AKI is frequently complicated by unfavourable outcomes. A recent attempt to implement the RIFLE score with a neonatal modification might lead to improvement on the knowledge of AKI incidence and epidemiology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2211-2214 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- Acute kidney injury
- Classification
- Definition
- RIFLE score
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology
- Transplantation