Open AccessPrevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGAN)
Author(s) -
David Askenazi,
Patrick J. Heagerty,
Robert H. Schmicker,
Russell Griffin,
Patrick D. Brophy,
Sandra E. Juul,
Dennis E. Mayock,
Stuart L. Goldstein,
Sangeeta Hingorani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1432-198X
pISSN - 0931-041X
DOI - 10.1007/s00467-020-04563-x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , gestational age , creatinine , nephrology , kidney disease , cohort , cohort study , pediatrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
To determine the prevalence and severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) at different time frames in relation to gestational age (GA) and birthweight (BW) in extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGAN). Our hypothesis is that ELGAN with lower GA and lower BW have higher AKI rates.