The Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) met in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in September 2005. At the 2-day meeting, participants in this multidisciplinary collaboration proposed a standard definition, and scheme for the classification, of AKI. Widespread adoption of these standards, presented here by members of the AKIN working group, would help to advance the study of this condition, and improve patient outcomes.
- Bruce A Molitoris
- Adeera Levin
- Sudhir V Shah