The phrase "akin levels" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used when comparing two things that are similar in degree or quality, but it is better to use a more common expression.
Example: "The two teams displayed akin levels of skill during the match."
Alternatives: "similar levels" or "comparable levels".
The aim of our study was to analyze the capacity of the Nephrocheck™ to predict the absence of evolution toward the AKIN level 3 in a population of patients hospitalized for a septic shock who present an ARF AKIN 1 or 2. Patients and methods This was a prospective study.
We considered the maximum AKIN level achieved by each patient during the observed time period from the day of surgery until the fifth postoperative day.
Rebublican senator Saxby Chambliss said the NSA had identified threats that were the most serious for years and akin to levels of "terrorist chatter" picked up before 9/11.
On Sunday, Rebublican senator Saxby Chambliss said the NSA had identified threats that were the most serious for years and akin to levels of "terrorist chatter" picked up before 9/11.
Charles Pellegrino comments that they seem more akin to "levels of tissue organization found in sponges or mosses and other members of the animal or plant kingdoms".
The AKIN staging system definition grades AKI as AKIN stage 1 if SCr increases to ≥ 1.5 × bSCr level or by ≥ 26 μmol/L, as AKIN stage 2 if SCr level doubles and as AKIN stage 3 if SCr triples or if the patient requires dialysis.
At the end of the following (24 h after baseline), 14 (28 %) patients had developed an AKIN 3 level ARF (group AKIN = 3) and 36 patients did not reached this level (AKIN < 3).
The performance of the Nephrocheck™ to predict the absence of evolution toward the AKIN 3 level within the first 24 h was tested for the baseline measurement and for the evolution of the Nephrocheck™ between baseline and H12 (delta H0 H12).
