Data from Jersey Shore University Medical Center Update Knowledge in Myoglobinuria (Acute Kidney Injury in Rhabdomyolysis: A 5-Year Children's Hospital Network Study).

A study conducted at Jersey Shore University Medical Center explored the factors associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric patients with rhabdomyolysis, a skeletal muscle injury that can cause myoglobinuria. The study found that AKI was uncommon, with an incidence of 7.1%, and was associated with older age, myoglobinuria, and bicarbonate treatment. The researchers concluded that larger, prospective studies are needed to further understand the risk factors for AKI and optimal management of pediatric rhabdomyolysis. This information is important for healthcare professionals and researchers studying muscular and musculoskeletal diseases in children. [Extracted from the article]