Independent Risk Factors and 2-Year Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury after Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative AKI was strongly associated with young age, high RACHS-1 category, and prolonged CPB time. In addition, mortality rate was higher in patients who survived after recovery from AKI than in those without AKI, even among the lower pRIFLE categories.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 1, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hirano D, Ito A, Yamada A, Kakegawa D, Miwa S, Umeda C, Chiba K, Takemasa Y, Tokunaga A, Ida H Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research