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The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) after major non-cardiac surgery is associated with substantial long-term morbidity and mortality. This joint Consensus Statement from the Acute Disease Quality Initiative and the PeriOperative Quality Initiative provides recommendations for the definition, prevention and management of postoperative AKI.
Here, experts from the European Reference Network for Kidney Diseases and the European Society for Paediatric Nephrology present recommendations for the management of congenital nephrotic syndrome, including the use of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors, diuretics, anticoagulation and infection prophylaxis.