Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Renal Angina and Epidemiology in Critically Ill Children (AWARE): study protocol for a prospective observational study

摘要

BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with poor outcome in critically ill children. While data extracted from retrospective study of pediatric populations demonstrate a high incidence of AKI, the literature lacks focused and comprehensive multicenter studies describing AKI risk factors, epidemiology, and outcome. Additionally, very few pediatric studies have examined novel urinary biomarkers outside of the cardiopulmonary bypass population.