Costs and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients with Cancer

July 2, 2011|The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in critically ill patients with cancer. The RIFLE criteria define three levels of AKI based on the percent increase in serum creatinine (Scr) from baseline: risk (≥50%), injury (≥100%), and failure (≥200% or requiring dialysis). The utility of the RIFLE criteria in critically ill patients with cancer is not known.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

Correspondence to: Amit Lahoti, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 301402, FCT 13.6068, Houston, TX, 77230-1402; telephone: (713) 563-6224; fax: (713) 745-3791

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