Diagnostic Performance of Fractional Excretion of Sodium for the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury A Systematic Review andMeta-Analysis
Date
2022-06-17
Authors
Mohammad Abdelhafez
Tarek Nayfeh
Anwar Atieh
Omar Abu Shamma
Basheer Babaa
Muath Baniowda
Alaa Hrizat
Bashar Hasan
Leslie Hassett
Abdurrahman Hamadah
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Publisher
American Society of Nephrology
Abstract
Background and objectives AKI is classified as prerenal, intrinsic, and postrenal. Prerenal AKI and intrinsic AKI represent the most common causes for AKI in hospitalized patients. This study aimed to examine the accuracy of the fractional excretion of sodium for distinguishing intrinsic from prerenal AKI.