What does KDIGO stand for?
Acute kidney injury based on KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) criteria in patients with elevated baseline serum creatinine undergoing cardiac surgery – PMC.
What does a high GFR mean?
Increased GFR, also called hyperfiltration, is a proposed mechanism for renal injury in several clinical conditions. According to the Brenner theory [ 1 ], low nephron number at birth explains why some individuals are prone to developing progressive renal damage later in life when other risk factors become operative.
How do you know if kidney failure is acute or chronic?
Acute renal failure has an abrupt onset and is potentially reversible. Chronic renal failure progresses slowly over at least three months and can lead to permanent renal failure.
What is a KDIGO guideline?
KDIGO is the global nonprofit organization developing and implementing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease. KDIGO guidelines translate the best worldwide scientific evidence into practical recommendations for clinicians and patients.
Who are the KDIGO co-chairs?
A special debt of gratitude is owed to the current KDIGO Co-Chairs Kai-Uwe Eckardt and Bertram Kasiske and the KDIGO Board for their invaluable guidance throughout the development of this guideline.
What is KDIGO and local change?
Local Change. KDIGO is the global nonprofit organization developing and implementing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease. KDIGO guidelines translate global scientific evidence into practical recommendations for clinicians and patients.
What is the KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury?
The 2011 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) aims to assist practitioners caring for adults and children at risk for or with AKI, including contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). Guideline development followed an explicit process of evidence review and appraisal.