Definition of hourly urine output influences reported incidence and staging of acute kidney injury

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is commonly defined using the KDIGO system, which includes criteria based on reduced urine output (UO). There is no consensus on whether UO should be measured using consecutive hourly readings or mean output. This makes KDIGO UO definition and staging of...

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Main Authors: Jennifer C. Allen, David S. Gardner, Henry Skinner, Daniel Harvey, Andrew Sharman, Mark A. J. Devonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1678-2