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The removal of race from kidney function estimation: Key points for primary providers
Aklilu A, Delgado C. The removal of race from kidney function estimation: Key points for primary providers. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2022, 114: s25-s33. PMID: 35595580, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2022.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney functionKidney function estimationChronic kidney diseasePrimary care providersGlomerular filtration rate estimationKidney dysfunctionKidney diseaseRisk factorsCare providersNephrology societiesSocial determinantsPrimary providersEarly detectionInclusion of raceTask ForceMedical algorithmsRecent recognitionWidespread implementationGFRProvidersDysfunctionRaceDiseaseProgressionAssessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19
Nugent J, Aklilu A, Yamamoto Y, Simonov M, Li F, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Greenberg J, Mansour S, Moledina D, Wilson FP. Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211095. PMID: 33688965, PMCID: PMC7948062, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesComorbidityCOVID-19CreatinineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionKidney Function TestsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeProportional Hazards ModelsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryHospital acute kidney injurySubgroup of patientsKidney functionKidney injuryCohort studyHospital dischargeAKI recoveryKidney diseaseCOVID-19Peak creatinine levelsRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseDays of dischargeHalf of patientsGlomerular filtration rateCoronavirus disease 2019AKI severityBaseline comorbiditiesEGFR decreaseDialysis requirementEGFR slopeKidney recoveryCreatinine levelsCOVID-19−Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Outcomes
Aklilu A, Kumar S, Nugent J, Yamamoto Y, Coronel-Moreno C, Kadhim B, Faulkner S, O’Connor K, Yasmin F, Greenberg J, Moledina D, Testani J, Wilson F. COVID-19−Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Outcomes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 414-423. PMID: 38407862, PMCID: PMC10897825, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryCOVID-19-associated AKIAcute kidney injuryMulticenter cohort studyKidney function declineKidney functionKidney injuryCohort studyKidney outcomes of patientsIncidence of acute kidney injuryLong-term kidney outcomesHistorical cohort of patientsMultivariate time-to-event analysesPositive influenza ALongitudinal multicenter cohort studyWorsening kidney functionOutcomes of patientsAdverse kidney eventsCohort of patientsComposite of mortalityMarkers of illness severityAdult hospitalized patientsBaseline comorbidity scoreTime-to-event analysisFunctional decline
2024
Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Mortality among Individuals with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis in Uganda
Kansiime G, Aklilu A, Baluku J, Yasmin F, Kanyesigye M, Muzoora C, Wilson F, Bajunirwe F, Brewster U, Kalyesubula R. Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Mortality among Individuals with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis in Uganda. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1446-1454. PMID: 39141693, PMCID: PMC11556924, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryDiagnosis periodKidney injuryKDIGO-defined acute kidney injuryKidney functionTB diagnosisPredictors of acute kidney injuryTime to TB diagnosisAssociated with significant risk of mortalityIndependent of HIV statusOverall incidence of AKIAssociated with increased mortality riskCohort study of adultsAssociated with higher oddsAssociated with significant mortalityDrug-susceptible TBDrug-susceptible tuberculosisObservational cohort study of adultsAssociated with significant riskHIV-negative participantsSignificant risk of mortalityObservational cohort studyStudy of adultsMonitoring kidney function