Clinical utility of ultrasonographic evaluation in acute kidney injury

This study aimed to evaluate ultrasonography (US) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and the association of US findings with its clinical characteristics. This single-center retrospective study evaluated US in AKI patients. A healthy control group was matched by sex and age at a ratio of 2:1...

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Veröffentlicht in:Translational andrology and urology 2020-06, Vol.9 (3), p.1345-1355
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Caijie, Wang, Xiuzhen
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to evaluate ultrasonography (US) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and the association of US findings with its clinical characteristics. This single-center retrospective study evaluated US in AKI patients. A healthy control group was matched by sex and age at a ratio of 2:1 with the AKI group. The US characteristics were compared between the two groups. The US characteristics of 111 patients with AKI were evaluated. Compared with the control group, AKI patients had greater kidney length and kidney volume (P
ISSN:2223-4691
2223-4683
2223-4691
DOI:10.21037/tau-20-831