Chen Guan, Chenyu Li, Lingyu Xu, Lin Che, Yanfei Wang, Chengyu Yang, Ningxin Zhang, Zengying Liu, Long Zhao, Bin Zhou, Xiaofei Man, Hong Luan, Yan Xu
PURPOSE: Furosemide, a frequently prescribed diuretic for managing congestive heart failure and edema, remains a topic of debate regarding its potential risk of inducing acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients. Consequently, this study aims to examine the occurrence of hospital-acquired AKI (HA-AKI) in hospitalized patients who are administered furosemide and to investigate potential risk factors associated with this outcome. METHODS: This study encompassed a cohort of 22374 hospitalized patients who either received furosemide treatment or not from June 1, 2012, to December 31, 2017...
September 2, 2023: European Journal of Medical Research