wheres the consensus about its definition?
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA Correspondence and offprint requests to: David G. Warnock; E-mail: dwarnock{at}uab.edu’ + u + ‘@’ + d + ”//–> Keywords: acute kidney injury network; acute renal failure; diagnosis of acute kidney injury; meta-analysis Over the last 5 years, an important foundation has been laid for addressing the morbidity and mortality associated with acute changes in kidney function [currently described as acute kidney injury (AKI)], especially in the hospital setting. Previous intervention and treatment trials have not had any significant impact on overall outcomes of patients with AKI [1], while, in parallel, there is growing recognition of the strong association between the severity of AKI and subsequent morbidity and mortality, as well as costs during hospitalization [2,3] and in the longer term following hospital discharge [4]. The epidemiology and pathogenesis of AKI, assessment of baseline and changes in renal f
