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Association between serum lactate trajectories and short-term mortality in pediatric acute kidney injury patients

Key takeaways

Doctors tracked blood lactate in children with sudden kidney injury. Lactate is a waste product that builds up when organs are not getting enough oxygen. Children whose lactate stayed high over the first days were more likely to die soon after. This shows a link, not proof that lactate itself causes the harm, and the numbers come from records already collected.

Who did this work

Xiaodong Jiang (Zunyi Medical University) · Yu Zhang (Chongqing City Mental Health Center) · Hua Lu (Daping Hospital)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-06
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2026.101603