Acute Kidney Injury is a rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys. Acute kidney failure occurs in about 5% of people who are hospitalized for any reason. Depending on the severity of the renal failure, the mortality rate can range from 7 percent to as high as 80 percent. For more information on kidney injury, please see the links below:

kidney.org - National Kidney Foundation
niddk.nih.gov - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
akinet.org - Acute Kidney Injury Network
adqi.net - Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative