01452nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001100001100042700001900053700001700072700001600089700002800105700002300133700002800156700001700184700002800201245007300229300001200302490000600314520090000320022001401220       2017                            d1 aJha V.1 aMehta Ravindra1 aCerdá Jorge1 aMohan Sumit1 aGarcia-Garcia Guillermo1 aSamavedam Srinivas1 aGowrishankar Swarnalata1 aBagga Arvind1 aChakravarthi Rajasekara00aAcute Kidney Injury Recognition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.  a530-5430 v23 a<p>
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly common around the world. Because of the low availability of effective therapies and resource limitations, early preventive and therapeutic measures are essential to decrease morbidity, mortality, and cost. Timely recognition and diagnosis of AKI requires a heightened degree of suspicion in the appropriate clinical and environmental context. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), early detection is impaired by limited resources and low awareness. In this article, we report the consensus recommendations of the 18th Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative meeting in Hyderabad, India, on how to improve recognition of AKI. We expect these recommendations will lead to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of AKI, and improved research to promote a better understanding of the epidemiology, etiology, and histopathology of AKI in LMICs.
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