Detecting and Preventing Kidney Injury
The Center for Acute Care Nephrology (CACN) specializes in recognizing and identifying acute kidney injury early – and treating it before it causes irreparable damage. If your child is at risk of acute kidney failure because of a health condition, our ability to diagnose the problem and intervene quickly can make all the difference.
Preventing Permanent Damage
The Center for Acute Care Nephrology is a one-of-a-kind resource for children whose health conditions put them at risk of kidney injury. Once acute kidney injury occurs, it may not be able to be reversed and lead to chronic kidney damage. The center works closely with other divisions within Cincinnati Children’s to monitor, detect and treat kidney injury that might occur in children who have heart disease, major surgeries, chemotherapy, sepsis or traumatic accidents.
Research Yields a Breakthrough
In collaboration with the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, the Heart Institute and Critical Care Medicine – as well as with leading institutions throughout the country – the center will continue its breakthrough research and discovery of the best ways to diagnose and treat acute kidney problems before they lead to permanent damage. Research at Cincinnati Children’s has already produced a rapid test that detects acute kidney injury within hours, allowing us to proceed with studies to prevent or lessen the damage to the kidney and its effects.
The center is the only one in the world to work with all areas of critical care, which will enable physicians and researchers to closely monitor how children with kidney problems are responding to treatment, make rapid adjustments where needed and ultimately standardize care for the best possible outcomes.
Contact Us
The Center for Acute Care Nephrology
Stuart Goldstein, MD, Center Director
513-803-3295
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
MLC 7022
3333 Burnet Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
