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Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury

David T. Selewski, Jennifer R. Charlton, Jennifer G. Jetton, Ronnie Guillet, Maroun J. Mhanna, David J. Askenazi and Alison L. Kent
Pediatrics August 2015, 136 (2) e463-e473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-3819
David T. Selewski
aDivision of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
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Jennifer R. Charlton
bDivision of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia;
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Jennifer G. Jetton
cDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa;
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Ronnie Guillet
dDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York;
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Maroun J. Mhanna
eDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio;
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David J. Askenazi
fDivision of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
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Alison L. Kent
gDepartment of Neonatology, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, Canberra Hospital, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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In recent years, there have been significant advancements in our understanding of acute kidney injury (AKI) and its impact on outcomes across medicine. Research based on single-center cohorts suggests that neonatal AKI is very common and associated with poor outcomes. In this state-of-the-art review on neonatal AKI, we highlight the unique aspects of neonatal renal physiology, definition, risk factors, epidemiology, outcomes, evaluation, and management of AKI in neonates. The changes in renal function with gestational and chronologic age are described. We put forth and describe the neonatal modified Kidney Diseases: Improving Global Outcomes AKI criteria and provide the rationale for its use as the standardized definition of neonatal AKI. We discuss risk factors for neonatal AKI and suggest which patient populations may warrant closer surveillance, including neonates <1500 g, infants who experience perinatal asphyxia, near term/ term infants with low Apgar scores, those treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and those requiring cardiac surgery. We provide recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of these patients, including medications and renal replacement therapies. We discuss the need for long-term follow-up of neonates with AKI to identify those children who will go on to develop chronic kidney disease. This review highlights the deficits in our understanding of neonatal AKI that require further investigation. In an effort to begin to address these needs, the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative was formed in 2014 with the goal of better understanding neonatal AKI, beginning to answer critical questions, and improving outcomes in these vulnerable populations.

  • Accepted March 16, 2015.
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Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury
David T. Selewski, Jennifer R. Charlton, Jennifer G. Jetton, Ronnie Guillet, Maroun J. Mhanna, David J. Askenazi, Alison L. Kent
Pediatrics Aug 2015, 136 (2) e463-e473; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3819

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David T. Selewski, Jennifer R. Charlton, Jennifer G. Jetton, Ronnie Guillet, Maroun J. Mhanna, David J. Askenazi, Alison L. Kent
Pediatrics Aug 2015, 136 (2) e463-e473; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3819
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