Renal Business Today - Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

NRAA Requests Meeting with CMS on Reimbursement for AKI Patients

BALTIMORE—The National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) has submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) stating their concerns for reimbursement of dialysis services patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) receive. ...More

September 18, 2012

Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

AlloCure Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial in AKI

BURLINGTON, Mass.—AlloCure, Inc. announced that it has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial of AC607, the company's mesenchymal stem cell therapy, as a potential treatment for acute kidney injury (AKI). ...More

September 4, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Kidney Injuries Not Likely for Teen Athletes

PHILADELPHIA—Injury to the kidneys is rare in high school contact sports, researchers found, calling into question the belief of most physicians that teens with only one kidney should not participate in sports. ...More

June 19, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Urine Test Spots AKI in Sepsis Patients

WASHINGTON—A simple and inexpensive urine test appears to predict which sepsis patients will go on to develop an acute kidney injury (AKI), researchers said. ...More

May 14, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Abbott Pays Cash For AKI Hormone Analogue

ABBOTT PARK, Ill.—Still wheeling and dealing on the road up to its spinoff this year, the drug arm of Abbott Laboratories has snagged Action Pharma's Phase IIb program for acute kidney injury (AKI) with a one-time payment of $110 million in cash. ...More

May 3, 2012

Posted in News, Business

AKI in the ICU Increases Children's Risk of CKD

NEW YORK—A child in an intensive care unit (ICU) who has suffered and recovered from acute kidney injury (AKI) is more likely to develop chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to one of the first long-term follow-up studies of its kind published in the April issue of the ...More

April 2, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

New KDIGO Guideline For AKI

NEW YORK—Early detection and proper diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) are essential to preventing cardiovascular events, kidney failure and mortality, according to the first evidence-based clinical practice guideline for AKI. ...More

March 28, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Post Heart Surgery Kidney Problems Prevalent

WASHINGTON—According to an upcoming study appearing in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN), blood and urine markers can indicate which patients with an abrupt kidney injury following heart surgery will experience progressive kidney problems. ...More

February 29, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

High Cut-Off Hemodialysis Improves Kidney Function

GERMANY—Results of a recent small study indicated that high cut-off hemodialysis combined with chemotherapy may help restore kidney function in multiple myeloma patients with as serious form of kidney failure called acute kidney injury (AKI). ...More

February 28, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

New Urine Test Identifies Acute Kidney Injury

NEW YORK— Researchers have discovered a new way to diagnose Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) using a urine test enabling emergency departments to identify high-risk patients upon arrival, according to a study published online January 8 in the Journal of the American College of ...More

January 9, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

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