Gender in acute kidney disease: A narrative review.
Clin Nephrol
; 95(3): 123-126, 2021 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33074095
ABSTRACT
Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 3.2 - 9.6% of hospital admissions and in 2.1 - 22.1% of prevalent intensive care unit patients, worldwide. There is a sexual dimorphism in the AKI evolution with implications of sex hormones, endothelin etc. We provide a mini-review on the gender-related differences in the AKI evolution.
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Injúria Renal Aguda
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2021
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