Acute Kidney Injury in Rhabdomyolysis: A 5-Year Children’s Hospital Network Study
Jamie M. Pinto,
Gregory Ison,
Lora J. Kasselman
et al.
Abstract:Rhabdomyolysis is a skeletal muscle injury that can cause myoglobinuria and acute kidney injury (AKI). Risk factors for AKI in children are not clearly understood with no standardized treatment guidelines for rhabdomyolysis. Our study explores factors associated with AKI and management of pediatric patients with rhabdomyolysis. Medical records from a children’s hospital network over a 5-year period were retrospectively reviewed. The results are described with respect to the presence or absence of AKI. Of the 1… Show more
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