Awareness of acute kidney injury risk factors and perspectives on its practice guidelines

Objectives: Identifying and assessing risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) are crucial for its early detection and possible intervention to prevent AKI and associated adverse outcomes. This study aimed to investigate AKI risk factor awareness and risk assessment by healthcare professionals and to evaluate perspectives on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes AKI guidelines. Methods: This cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted among healthcare professionals (physicians and pharmacists) at XXX from December 2016 to February 2017. Results: Among the respondents (117 physicians and 135 pharmacists), 78% were aged ≤38 years, 57% were men, and 70% had Conclusion: While the majority of the respondents had a positive perspective toward AKI guidelines, a large variation in their knowledge of AKI risk factors, risk assessment, and nephrotoxic drugs was found. Educational efforts are needed to raise awareness and thereby reduce this variation.