Using routinely collected data of adult patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), we retrospectively classified patients according to whether and when they would be diagnosed with KDIGO AKI stage ≥ 2 based on baseline serum creatinine (Screa) and/or urinary output (UO) criterion....
We conducted 9 focus groups (3 each for CKD stages 1 to 5, CKD stage 5D, and CKD stages 1 to 5T). Five major themes were identified: (1) personal meaning of CKD, (2) managing and monitoring health, (3) lifestyle consequences, (4) family impact, and (5) informal support ...