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Zero deaths from AKI by 2025: focus on awareness and therapy

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The 0by25 Global Snapshot sheds light on the recognition, management and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in countries worldwide stratified by gross national income. These novel epidemiological data open new horizons for preventing death from AKI particularly in developing countries.

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, 2k12-C, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Gent, 9000, Belgium

    Eric A.J. Hoste

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium

    Jorien De Loor

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Hoste, E., De Loor, J. Zero deaths from AKI by 2025: focus on awareness and therapy. Nat Rev Nephrol 12, 379–380 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2016.76

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