AUGUST 22, 2018

The NINJA in the Hospital

Rapid intervention plan thwarts acute kidney injury

Medications are among the many factors that cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in the hospital, but drug-related AKI could be mitigated if clinicians recognize the problem, according to two experts who spoke at the MAD-ID 2018 Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases.

One hospital pharmacy employed an intervention for at-risk patients dubbed Nephrotoxic Injury Negated by Just-in-time Action (NINJA) to ensure clinicians are considering the risk of any nephrotoxic medication