Medical students' and health professionals' knowledge regarding acute kidney injury: a cross-sectional study in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a worldwide public health problem and is often treated by non-nephrologists. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of non-nephrologists, undergraduate medical students and health professionals regarding AKI.

Methods: An unsupervised and closed-response electronic questionnaire was sent to sixth-year medical students and non-nephrologist health professionals working in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.