Acute Kidney Injury in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Major Morbidity and Mortality Risk Factor

• Main Authors: Gilad Lazarovits (Author), Noa Ofek Shlomai (Author), Raed Kheir (Author), Tali Bdolah Abram (Author), Smadar Eventov Friedman (Author), Oded Volovelsky (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objectives: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are at high risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI), presumably secondary to low kidney reserves, stressful postnatal events, and drug exposures. Our study aimed to identify the prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes associated wit...