Kidney injury linked to greater risk of death among pneumonia patients
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 07:43
in Health & Medicine
Patients hospitalised with even mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) are more likely to die after discharge than pneumonia patients whose kidneys remain healthy, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study in the February issue of Kidney International. The study also found a strong relationship between AKI and levels of inflammatory biomarkers...