ASN's Mission

To create a world without kidney diseases, the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health elevates care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine throughout the world.

learn more

Contact ASN

1401 H St, NW, Ste 900, Washington, DC 20005

email@asn-online.org

202-640-4660

The Latest on X

Kidney Week

Abstract: TH-PO070

Epidemiology and Outcomes of AKI in Hospitalized Cancer Patients in China

Session Information

Category: Acute Kidney Injury

  • 101 AKI: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention

Authors

  • Cheng, Yichun, Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Nie, Sheng, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • Liu, Diankun, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • Li, Yanqin, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • Wang, Long, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • Xiong, Mengqi, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • Ge, Shuwang, Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Xu, Gang, Tongji hospital affiliated to Tongji medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in cancer patients, but the data are lacking in Asian countries. We aimed to assed the epidemiology, correlated risk factors and outcomes of AKI in cancer patients from China.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide cohort study of cancer patients who were admitted to 25 general and children hospitals across China from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015. We obtained patient-level data from the electronic hospitalization information system and laboratory databases of all inpatients who had at least two serum creatinine tests within any 7-day window during their first 30 days of hospitalization. AKI was defined and staged according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria. Incidence rate and risk factor profiles for AKI were examined. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality, length of stay and daily costs.

Results

A total of 136,834 adult cancer patients were assessed in our study. The overall incidence of AKI was 7.6%, of which 1.6% were community acquired and 5.9% hospital acquired. The top three cancer types with high incidence of AKI were bladder cancer, leukemia, and lymphoma. Risk factors for community-acquired and hospital-acquired AKI were similar, including age, increased baseline serum creatinine, shock and urinary tract obstruction. In-hospital occurred in 12.0 % with AKI versus 0.9% cancer patients without AKI. After adjustment for confounders, the severe AKI was associated with higher risk of in-hospital death, prolonged length of stay and higher daily costs.

Conclusion

Clinicians should increase their awareness of AKI in hospitalized cancer patients.