The effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: An observational study using the MIMIC database

• Main Authors: Xu Zhu (Author), Jing Xue (Author), Zheng Liu (Author), Wenjie Dai (Author), Jingsha Xiang (Author), Hui Xu (Author), Qiaoling Zhou (Author), Quan Zhou (Author), Xinran Wei (Author), Wenhang Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The safety of prescribing angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) during acute kidney injury (AKI) remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the associations of ACEI/ARB therapy in AKI with the risk of mortality, acute kidney disease (AKD)...