A Prospective International Multicenter Study of AKI in the Intensive Care Unit

AKI is frequent and is associated with poor outcomes. There is limited information on the epidemiology of AKI worldwide. This study compared patients with AKI in emerging and developed countries to determine the association of clinical factors and processes of care with outcomes.This prospective observational study was conducted among intensive care unit patients from nine centers in developed countries and five centers in emerging countries....