An analysis of outcomes for patients with Acute Kidney Injury in ICU
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An analysis of outcomes for patients with Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care
IRAS ID
254148
Contact name
Mark Andonovic
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are at high risk of developing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI): this is where the kidneys become "injured" due to a variety of factors and it reduces their ability to effectively filter substances from the blood. AKI can be divided into varying stages, and new guidance suggests if it persists for longer than 7 days it should be classified as Acute Kidney Disease (AKD). It has been suggested that AKD may result in worse long term outcomes but has not been formally investigated as of yet. Patients admitted to ICU represent a subset of patients prone to developing severe AKI/AKD and worse outcomes as a result.
We propose identifying any patient admitted to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary or Queen Elizabeth University Hospital ICUs over a 3 year period. Utilising routinely collected data these patients can be analysed to assess their degree of kidney injury and how this impacts on various outcomes such as mortality and prolonged kidney disease. Identifying trends within outcomes will allow us to assess if there is any opportunity for intervention, such as follow up with renal physicians, which will allow us to improve long term outcomes of patients.
REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/2060
Date of REC Opinion
26 Nov 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion