Incidence and Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Among Critically Ill Adult Patients Admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

Background: Severely ill patients are vulnerable to developing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), with variable incidence, but limited data from LMICs. We evaluated the incidence, predictors, treatment, and outcomes of AKI among very ill adult patients at a public tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda.

Methods: This prospective cohort study categorized patients who had a NEWS-2 above 5 as critically ill.