A study presented at Kidney Week 2024 shows that recommendations made by a dedicated kidney action team failed to improve clinical outcomes for hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), despite increasing the rate of best-practice implementation within 24 hours. The intervention, involving personalized recommendations by a physician and pharmacist team, did not lead to improvements in AKI progression, dialysis, or mortality within 14 days. Experts speculate that early diagnostic testing alone may not be sufficient to improve outcomes, and that more effective treatments for AKI are needed. The study’s findings could inform future interventions targeting high-risk patients and specific kidney injury phenotypes.
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AKI Intervention Falls Short of Improving Patient Outcomes
