AKI carries a significant mortality and morbidity risk. Use of a clinical decision support
system (CDSS) might improve outcomes. We conducted a multicenter, sequential period
analysis of 528,108 patients without ESRD before admission, from October of 2012 to
September of 2015, to determine whether use of a CDSS reduces hospital length of stay and
in-hospital mortality for patients with AKI. We compared patients treated 12 months before
(181,696) and 24 months after (346,412) implementation of the CDSS. Coprimary outcomes …