Acute kidney injury in paediatric patients with sickle cell disease is associated with increased morbidity and resource utilization

Summary Renal disease is a common complication experienced by patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), though the epidemiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) in paediatric patients and its impact on long‐term renal outcomes is unclear. We utilized the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) to identify inpatient encounters of paediatric patients with SCD admitted for vaso‐occlusive pain crisis (VOC). Overall, 1·4% of patients experienced at...