Acute Kidney Injury-to-Chronic Kidney Disease Transition: Clinical Evidence, Pathophysiologic Mechanisms, and Emerging Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and is strongly associated with subsequent acute kidney disease (AKD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage kidney disease, and increased mortality. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2026 AKI/AKD public review draft emphasizes the AKI-AKD-CKD c...