Iram Mir
Rashid Hospital and Trauma Center, UAE
Title: Acute kidney injury; A review of the current classifi cation, diagnosis, diagnostic workup and management
Biography
Biography: Iram Mir
Abstract
Acute Kidney Injury is estimated to occur in about 20-200 per million populations in the community, 7-18% of patients
in the hospital and approximately 50% of patients admitted to the ICU. AKI is associated with short and long-term
the complication, with the development of CKD and ESRD and increase mortality and morbidity leading to high financial health
care costs and burden. Estimated 2 million people die of AKI each year. In this review, we focus on classification, diagnostic
methods and clinical management that is available for patients with AKI, with a focus on the definition of AKI according to KDIGO
Guidelines, staging criteria for AKD, strategies for early diagnosis and management and preventing further damage. Focus
on the role of Novel Biomarkers as set up by the consensus groups, such as ADQI, AKI Network, and the American Society
of Nephrology as a priority for early detection of AKI for timely Renal Salvage therapies and improved patient outcome. The
review summaries the existing and future tools to guide, investigate and treat AKI in critically ill patients with the objective to
improve patient care.