Acute Kidney Injury in Primary Care: A Review of Patient Follow-Up, Mortality, and Hospital Admissions following the Introduction of an AKI Alert System.

Background/aims: In February 2017, our laboratory implemented an electronic AKI flagging system for primary care using the NHS England AKI detection algorithm. Our study investigated the impact on patient follow-up, hospital admission, length of stay, and mortality.

Methods: Primary care results March 2017-February 2018 with an AKI test code were downloaded from the pathology computer.