Epidemiology and outcomes in community-acquired versus hospital-acquired AKI
A Wonnacott, S Meran, B Amphlett… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Results The incidence of CA-AKI among all hospital admissions was 4.3% compared with
an incidence of 2.1% of HA-AKI, giving an overall AKI incidence of 6.4%. Patients with CA-
AKI were younger than patients with HA-AKI. Risks for developing HA and CA-AKI were
similar and included preexisting CKD, cardiac failure, ischemic heart disease, hypertension,
diabetes, dementia, and cancer. Patients with CA-AKI were more likely to have stage 3 AKI
and had shorter lengths of hospital stay than patients with HA-AKI. Those with CA-AKI had …
an incidence of 2.1% of HA-AKI, giving an overall AKI incidence of 6.4%. Patients with CA-
AKI were younger than patients with HA-AKI. Risks for developing HA and CA-AKI were
similar and included preexisting CKD, cardiac failure, ischemic heart disease, hypertension,
diabetes, dementia, and cancer. Patients with CA-AKI were more likely to have stage 3 AKI
and had shorter lengths of hospital stay than patients with HA-AKI. Those with CA-AKI had …