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Hypoalbuminemia as a Risk Factor for Acute Kidney Injury

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011

Part of the book series: Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011 ((AUICEM,volume 1))

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients [1, 2]. Risk factors leading to this complication are under active investigation [3]. Independent risk factors for AKI that have already been identified include age, body mass index, baseline renal function, acute circulatory or respiratory failure, liver disease, infection, peripheral vascular occlusive disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure, lymphoma or leukemia, prior invasive procedures, and higher-risk surgery [2, 4, 5]. Although hypoalbuminemia is well established as a potent independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality [6], its role, if any, as a specific predictor of AKI remains poorly defined. There is also the possibility that hypoalbuminemia may augment the risk of AKI. This narrative mini-review describes hypoalbuminemia as a novel risk factor for AKI.

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Joannidis, M., Wiedermann, C.J. (2011). Hypoalbuminemia as a Risk Factor for Acute Kidney Injury. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18081-1_20

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