Risk factors of acute kidney injury in very low birth weight infants in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Lucas Hirano Arruda Moraes (Author), Vera Lúcia Jornada Krebs (Author), Vera Hermina Kalika Koch (Author), Natália Assis Medeiros Magalhães (Author), Werther Brunow de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the neonatal period is associated with worst outcomes as increased mortality and increased length of hospital stay. Very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns are at higher risk for developing several other conditions that are associated with worst outcomes. Unders...