Pediatric acute kidney injury: the use of the RIFLE criteria

D J Askenazi; T E Bunchman

doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002238

Pediatric acute kidney injury: the use of the RIFLE criteria

Kidney Int. 2007 May;71(10):963-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002238.

Authors

D J Askenazi¹, T E Bunchman

Affiliation

¹ Children's Hospital of Alabama, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

PMID: 17495936
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002238

Abstract

Outcome in pediatric acute kidney injury (AKI) is in part related to diagnosis and intervention. Standard markers of severity of illness do not identify AKI. Modified RIFLE criteria are shown to identify patients who develop AKI, potentially allowing for early intervention.

Publication types

Comment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Child
Diagnostic Techniques, Urological*
Diuresis*
Early Diagnosis
Glomerular Filtration Rate*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Kidney Diseases / diagnosis*
Kidney Diseases / physiopathology*