Elisa Alba Schmidt, Silvia De Rosa, Jakob Müller, Paul Hüsing, Rikus Daniels, Pauline Theile, Nils Schweingruber, Stefan Kluge, Tobias B Huber, Kevin Roedl, Christian Schmidt-Lauber
BACKGROUND: The increasing admissions of very elderly patients to intensive care units (ICUs) over recent decades highlight a growing need for understanding acute kidney injury (AKI) in this population. Although these individuals are potentially at high risk for AKI and adverse outcomes, data on AKI in this population is scarce. This study investigates the AKI incidence and outcomes of critically-ill patients aging at least 90 years. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study conducted at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (2008-2020), investigates AKI incidence and outcomes between 2008 and 2020 in critically-ill patients aged ≥ 90 years...
May 14, 2024: European Journal of Internal Medicine