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Kidney Recovery In Patients With Acute Kidney Injury Treated In Outpatient Hemodialysis Or Rehabilitation Facilities, Melissa Jordan, Victor M. Ortiz-Soriano, Aaron Pruitt, Lauren Chism, Lucas J. Liu, Nourhan Chaaban, Madona Elias, B. Peter Sawaya, Jin Chen, Javier A. Neyra

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Rationale & Objective: Since January 2017, patients with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (AKI-D) can be discharged to outpatient dialysis centers for continued hemodialysis (HD) support. We aimed to examine the rate of kidney recovery, time to recovery, and hospitalization-related clinical parameters associated with kidney recovery in patients with AKI-D.

Study Design: Single-center prospective cohort study.

Setting & Participants: 111 adult patients who were admitted to the University of Kentucky Hospital, experienced AKI-D, and were discharged with need of outpatient HD.

Exposure: Hospitalization-related clinical parameters were evaluated.

Outcome: Kidney recovery as a composite of being alive and no longer requiring …

Survey Of Current Practices Of Outpatient Hemodialysis For Aki Patients, Victor M. Ortiz-Soriano, Catherine R. Butler, Marla Levy, Sarah C. Huen, Jorge L. Castaneda, Ankit Sakhuja, Rajit K. Basu, Kathleen D. Liu, Jorge Cerda, Javier A. Neyra

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

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