Abstract:BACKGROUND A rising trend has been reported in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in both developed and developing countries and there is an independent association with increased morbidity and mortality with sepsis being the most common predisposing factor. Sepsis and cardiovascular causes resulted in a high incidence of AKI, and older age was also an important risk factor. Our study aims to determine the incidence, outcome and comorbidities associated with AKI in sepsis patients. Sepsis is a serious medical condition… Show more
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