• 1. West China Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 3. Kidney Research Laboratory, National Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
FU Ping, Email: fupinghx@163.com
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by a rapid decrease in renal function caused by different etiologies and can involve multiple organs and systems. AKI is a potentially reversible disease. However, it can also progress to chronic kidney disease (CKD) without proper treatment. The concept of acute kidney disease (AKD) is recently recommended as a derivative between AKI and CKD. At present, AKI still lacks specific drug treatment; therefore prevention and early diagnosis are crucial in AKI management. Due to the heterogeneity of the pathogenesis, the epidemiological features of AKI vary across nations and regions, so the strategies for prevention and control are different. This papers reports new progress of epidemiological features of AKI in different countries, so as to provide reference for assessing the disease burden and formulating public health policies.

Citation: CAO Jie, ZHAO Yuliang, FU Ping. Acute renal injury: new progress in epidemiology. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019, 19(6): 631-634. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201812024 Copy

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