A recent study found patients who require dialysis due to a sudden kidney injury are more likely to need dialysis later in life. Kidney injuries requiring dialysis are common among adults who receive care in hospitals, but little research had been done to observe the long-term rates of kidney disease in these patients. The results, appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, show patients with sudden kidney injuries are three times more likely to require chronic dialysis.  

This article originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of Renal Flash.