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CHART Publication – Estimating the Association Between Outdoor Temperature and Acute Kidney Injury

May 14, 2025

CHART investigators have published the article “Estimating the Association Between Outdoor Temperature and Acute Kidney Injury Using Alternative Case Definitions”, which describes the study aimed to improve estimates of the association between acute kidney injury (AKI) and ambient heat exposure through better case ascertainment and by isolating community-acquired AKI.

Rabin B, D’Souza R, Weil EJ, Chang HH, Ebelt S, Scovronick N. Estimating the Association Between Outdoor Temperature and Acute Kidney Injury Using Alternative Case Definitions. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 May 1;67(5):e287-e293. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003333. Epub 2025 Feb 7. PMID: 39971751.

Abstract available in PUBMED here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39971751/