Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

In recent years,it is a tendency to substitute acute kidney injury (AKI) foracute renal failure (ARF)in the aspect of international nephrology and emergency medicine.Compared with the past,the causes for AKI in children at present has been transferred from primary kidney disease to multi-factors,moreover,the morbidity and mortality of AKI is staying at a high level.From the perspective of epidemiology this paper briefly analyses the common cause,mortality and morbidity of AKI in children.