title: [Epidemiology of community-acquired acute kidney injury].
abstract: Community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) is on the rise and is nowadays a major public health problem. In the western world, CA-AKI concerns in priority elderly patients with multiple comorbidities and treated with nephrotoxic medications. Earlier detection of patients at risk and teaching them how to prevent CA-AKI will minimize its prevalence and complications.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stucker
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saudan
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D019338:Polypharmacy; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors