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Early renal perfusion phenotypes and renal recovery in critically ill patients with or at risk for acute kidney injury: a prospective multicenter cohort study

Key takeaways

This study followed critically ill patients in several hospitals and measured blood flow through the kidneys early in their stay. It sorted patients into blood flow patterns and checked which ones later got their kidney function back. Because patients were watched rather than assigned to groups, this shows a link between early blood flow and recovery, not proof that one causes the other. It applies to intensive care, not to daily life with long term kidney disease.

Who did this work

Yao Fu (Jilin University) · Lu Ke (Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command) · Cheng Lv (Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command) · 王永杰 (People 's Hospital of Jilin Province) · Shuyun Zhang (Meiho University) · Jingguo Yan (Beihua University) · Xinmei Zhang (Boxing People's Hospital) · Weiheng Liu (Jilin City Central Hospital) · Yang Hu (Changchun University of Chinese Medicine) · Dong Zhang (Jilin University) · Hongxiang Li (Jilin University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-07
https://doi.org/10.1097/shk.0000000000002936