Artificial intelligence to guide management of acute kidney injury in the ICU: a narrative review.

Journal: Current opinion in critical care
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently complicates hospital admission, especially in the ICU or after major surgery, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The risk of developing AKI depends on the presence of preexisting comorbidities and the cause of the current disease. Besides, many other parameters affect the kidney function, such as the state of other vital organs, the host response, and the initiated treatment. Advancements in the field of informatics have led to the opportunity to store and utilize the patient-related data to train and validate models to detect specific patterns and, as such, predict disease states or outcomes.

Authors

  • Greet De Vlieger
    Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Kianoush Kashani
    Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.
  • Geert Meyfroidt
    Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Louvain, Belgium.