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Kathleen D. Liu is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a strong focus on Nephrology, evidenced by 124 publications. Other subfields include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, and Surgery.

Their research covers a range of topics notable within acute and chronic kidney conditions as well as critical care interventions. Main topics include:

  • Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Kathleen D. Liu has contributed to multiple recent scientific papers, among them:

  • COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup, 2020, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Timing of Initiation of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2023, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury, 2021, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Controversies in acute kidney injury: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference, 2020, Kidney International

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael A. Matthay
  • Carolyn S. Calfee
  • Chi-yuan Hsu
  • Alan S. Go
  • Kirsten N. Kangelaris

Kathleen D. Liu's work appears regularly in notable publication venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Critical Care
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

The volume and range of research output indicate a focus on critical illness related to kidney dysfunction, respiratory distress, and their intersection with systemic conditions such as sepsis and chronic diseases. This body of work contributes to improved understanding and management of acute kidney injury and complications within intensive care settings.

Best Publications

  • Acute kidney disease and renal recovery: consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) 16 Workgroup

    Lakhmir S. Chawla;Rinaldo Bellomo;Azra Bihorac;Stuart L. Goldstein

  • Acute kidney injury: an increasing global concern

    Norbert H Lameire;Arvind Bagga;Dinna Cruz;Jan De Maeseneer

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Subphenotypes Respond Differently to Randomized Fluid Management Strategy.

    Katie R. Famous;Kevin Delucchi;Lorraine B. Ware;Kirsten N. Kangelaris

  • KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury

    Paul M. Palevsky;Kathleen D. Liu;Patrick D. Brophy;Lakhmir S. Chawla

  • Mesenchymal stem (stromal) cells for treatment of ARDS: a phase 1 clinical trial

    Jennifer G. Wilson;Kathleen D. Liu;Hanjing Zhuo;Lizette Caballero

  • COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup.

    Mitra K. Nadim;Lui G. Forni;Lui G. Forni;Ravindra L. Mehta;Michael J. Connor

  • Diagnosis, epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney injury.

    Sushrut S. Waikar;Kathleen D. Liu;Glenn M. Chertow

  • Timing of Initiation of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury.

    Starrt-Aki Investigators

  • Overview of interleukin-2 function, production and clinical applications.

    Sarah L. Gaffen;Kathleen D. Liu

  • Treatment with allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells for moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (START study): a randomised phase 2a safety trial.

    Michael A Matthay;Carolyn S Calfee;Hanjing Zhuo;B Taylor Thompson

  • Rosuvastatin for Sepsis-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Jonathon D. Truwit;Gordon R. Bernard;Jay Steingrub;Michael A. Matthay

  • Controversies in acute kidney injury : conclusions from a Kidney Disease : Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference

    Marlies Ostermann;Rinaldo Bellomo;Emmanuel A. Burdmann;Kent Doi

  • Fluid Balance, Diuretic Use, and Mortality in Acute Kidney Injury

    Morgan E. Grams;Michelle M. Estrella;Josef Coresh;Roy G. Brower

  • Timing of Initiation of Dialysis in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

    Kathleen D. Liu;Jonathan Himmelfarb;Emil Paganini;T. Alp Ikizler

  • Pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury.

    Matthieu Legrand;Samira Bell;Lui Forni;Michael Joannidis

  • KDOQI US commentary on the 2012 KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury

    Paul M. Palevsky;Kathleen D. Liu;Patrick D. Brophy;Lakhmir S. Chawla

  • Management of Acute Kidney Injury: Core Curriculum 2018.

    Peter K. Moore;Raymond K. Hsu;Kathleen D. Liu

  • Levosimendan for the prevention of acute organ dysfunction in sepsis

    Anthony C. Gordon;Gavin D. Perkins;Mervyn Singer;Daniel F. McAuley

  • Acute kidney injury in patients with acute lung injury: Impact of fluid accumulation on classification of acute kidney injury and associated outcomes

    Kathleen D. Liu;B. Taylor Thompson;Marek Ancukiewicz;Jay S. Steingrub

  • Plasma Angiopoietin-2 Predicts the Onset of Acute Lung Injury in Critically Ill Patients

    Ashish Agrawal;Michael A. Matthay;Kirsten N. Kangelaris;John Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Matthay
Michael A. Matthay University of California, San Francisco
Chi-yuan Hsu
Chi-yuan Hsu University of California, San Francisco
Carolyn S. Calfee
Carolyn S. Calfee University of California, San Francisco
Alan S. Go
Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente
Chirag R. Parikh
Chirag R. Parikh Johns Hopkins University
B. Taylor Thompson
B. Taylor Thompson Harvard University
Lorraine B. Ware
Lorraine B. Ware Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sushrut S. Waikar
Sushrut S. Waikar Boston University
Vernon M. Chinchilli
Vernon M. Chinchilli Pennsylvania State University
Ravindra L. Mehta
Ravindra L. Mehta University of California, San Diego

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