We are delighted to publish the first national report on measuring the rate of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) within England, produced by the UK Renal Registry and Think Kidney’s AKI programme. It is estimated that one in five people admitted to hospital each year as an emergency has AKI representing a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. This report provides a real opportunity for the renal…
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We are delighted to announce the launch of the PatientView mobile application on the Apple and Google App Stores. This app provides a quick and convenient way for renal patients to access their own healthcare records from a smartphone or tablet. The initial version includes the most commonly-used features of the PatientView website, and will be followed by regular feature updates and upgrades as the app…
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The aim of World Kidney Day is to draw public attention to the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to help protect the kidneys, the risks for developing kidney disease and the impact it has on patients. This year, World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day are on the same day – Thursday 8 March 2018. In addition to general awareness, the focus is also on the…
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The second in our iSpyAKI blogs: Working in Critical Care it is quite easy to get a skewed view on what AKI complications occur throughout the hospital, based on the type of patients that grace the critical care unit. Often, many that require Critical Care are admitted because of an AKI complication directly, requiring close monitoring and / or dialysis. It is safe to say, that…
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This is my first blog from a critical care perspective for ThinkKidneys. This winter has seen the NHS face some of its toughest operational challenges to date, with many patients attending hospital being far sicker and in greater numbers. In the district general hospital where I work, there has been a noticeable rise in AKI associated inpatient mortality, rising from an average of 16.7% in non-elective…
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