The Effect of Treatment on Short-Term Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Petronijevic, Zvezdana; Selim Gjulsen; Petkovska, Lidija; Georgievska-Ismail, Ljubica; Spasovski, Goce; Tozija, Liljana

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2017.148

The Effect of Treatment on Short-Term Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Journal

Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences

Date Issued

2017-08-15

Author(s)

Tozija, Liljana

DOI

10.3889/oamjms.2017.148

Abstract

Elderly population (≥ 65) are more prone to develop acute kidney injury (AKI) compared to younger, also elderly with AKI have an increased requirement for dialysis treatment and an elevated risk of short-term and long-term mortality.