TY  - JOUR
T1  - LOng-term mortality associated with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
AU  - Bihorac A, Schold JD, Hobson CE
Y1  - 2010/01/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1878
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 229
EP  - 230
VL  - 303
IS  - 3
N2  - 
To the Editor: In a retrospective matched cohort study, Dr Wald and colleagues1 concluded that acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring dialysis was associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease but not all-cause mortality. This finding contradicts the conclusions of recent studies demonstrating a significant association between AKI and long-term mortality.2- 4 The selection criteria for both the AKI exposure and control groups in their study might have contributed to this difference, rendering questionable the external validity of the study.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1878
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1878
ER  -