Background There is recent evidence to show that patients suffering from acute kidney injury
are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease despite the fact that surviving
tubular epithelial cells have the capacity to fully regenerate renal tubules and restore renal
function within days or weeks. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of acute
kidney injury on de novo chronic kidney disease. Methods The authors conducted a
retrospective population-based cohort study of patients initially free from chronic kidney …