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How kidney injury during combat affects the long-term health of today's soldiers

Acute kidney injury (AKI) leading to an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function is a serious and increasingly prevalent condition. While little information is available on the effects of AKI in military personnel who are injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN) reveals better-than-expected results concerning survival and kidney function.

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