Table 2 Causes of acute kidney injury: exposures and susceptibilities for nonspecific acute kidney injury
From: Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of acute kidney injury: a KDIGO summary (Part 1)
Exposure | Susceptibility |
|---|---|
Sepsis | Dehydration or volume depletion |
Critical illness | Advanced age |
Circulatory shock | Female gender |
Burns | Black race |
Trauma | Chronic kidney disease |
Cardiac surgery (especially with cardiopulmonary bypass) | Chronic diseases (heart, lung, liver) |
Major noncardiac surgery | Diabetes mellitus |
Nephrotoxic drugs | Cancer |
Radiocontrast agents | Anemia |
Poisonous plants and animals | Â |