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ReviewClinical kidney journal2026

What is the best dialysis regimen for severe AKI to allow kidney function recovery?

Yu-Ting Chou, Charles Jun Han Ng, Vin-Cent Wu, Dmitry Sokolov, Turgay Saritas, Marlies Ostermann

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Review in Clinical kidney journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yu-Ting ChouDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Charles Jun Han NgDepartment of Renal Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Vin-Cent WuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-0991
Dmitry SokolovDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, First Pavlov St. Petersburg State Medical University, Petersburg,Russia.
Turgay SaritasDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-9218
Marlies OstermannDepartment of Intensive Care,King's College London, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9500-9080

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Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) recovery is a major determinant of long-term renal and patient outcomes. While transient AKI is associated with a more favorable prognosis, persistent or incomplete recovery increases the risk of chronic kidney disease, dialysis dependence, cardiovascular complications, and mortality. Renal recovery after AKI reflects the balance between adaptive repair processes and maladaptive pathways leading to fibrosis and nephron loss. Experimental and clinical evidence highlights the roles of tubular epithelial regeneration, macrophage phenotypes, inflammatory mediators, complement activation, and aging-related decline in regenerative capacity in determining recovery trajectories. Recurrent injury and persistent hemodynamic stress may further impair renal repair and promote progression to chronic kidney disease. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) may itself contribute to delayed renal recovery through "dialytrauma", a concept that encompasses all harmful adverse events related to RRT. Major mechanisms of dialytrauma include hemodynamic instability and organ ischemia, blood-membrane inflammatory activation, metabolic and osmotic perturbations, and access-related complications. Intermittent hemodialysis is particularly associated with circulatory and osmotic stress, whereas continuous RRT may expose patients to prolonged extracorporeal circulation, anticoagulation-related complications, and cumulative metabolic derangements. Peritoneal dialysis avoids extracorporeal blood contact but has other potential risks. This review summarizes the current understanding of dialytrauma as a potentially modifiable determinant of nonrecovery of renal function in patients with AKI receiving RRT. No single modality is universally superior, and minimizing unnecessary exposure, excessive intensity, and hemodynamic instability is essential. In this article, we discuss strategies to minimize the risk of dialytrauma to guide individualized RRT strategies with the aim to promote renal recovery and preserve long-term kidney health.

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acute kidney injurydialysisdialytraumarenal recovery

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PMID42865734
PMCPMC13655733

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