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Hypophosphatemia predicts in-hospital acute kidney injury and mortality

Key takeaways

This large hospital study found that low phosphate levels at admission are linked to a higher risk of kidney injury and death. It shows a link, not proof of cause. The study looked at patients from 2015 to 2021.

Who did this work

Youjun Xu (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Hua Zheng (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Peng Xia (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Ying Wang (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Xiangyang Ye (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Fangxing Hou (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Hanshu Liu (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Kaiyue Wang (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Qun Luo (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital) · Xiang Zhou (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College) · Limeng Chen (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-17
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-05437-4