alleryStart learning →What proportion of hospitalised patients does acute kidney injury affect?
AAbout 1 to 2 percent
BAbout 20 to 25 percent
CAbout 7 to 10 percent
DAbout 35 to 40 percent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. About 7 to 10 percent
1. Acute kidney injury can follow transplants, other surgeries and a number of further causes.
2. It affects 7 to 10 percent of all hospitalised patients.
3. Of those inpatients affected, 35 to 40 percent die, which is what makes it so serious.
4. The 35 to 40 percent figure is the death rate among those affected, not the share of patients affected.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 "The Urinary System", section 25.10 The Urinary System and Homeostasis_
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