Inequalities in outcomes of acute kidney injury in England

• Published in: QJM : An International Journal of Medicine Vol. 105; no. 8; pp. 729 - 740
• Main Authors: ABRAHAM, K. A, THOMPSON, E. B, BODGER, K, PEARSON, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury - mortality; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Coding; Consultants - statistics & numerical data; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Emergency Treatment - statistics & numerical data; England - epidemiology; General aspects; Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Kidney Transplantation - mortality; Kidney Transplantation - statistics & numerical data; Kidneys; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Medical sciences; Medical Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution; Middle Aged; Nephrology - statistics & numerical data; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Patient Transfer - statistics & numerical data; Renal Dialysis - mortality; Renal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Workload; England; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Kidney disease; Medicine; Urinary system disease; Prognosis; Acute kidney injury; Evolution; Inequality

Renal replacement is managed by renal specialists and is well documented in national registries. In contrast, nation-wide data on acute kidney injury (AKI) are difficult to capture as it presents in many different ways to all acute hospitals. This paucity impacts on the coordination of appropriate s...