Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2019
Comparative StudyPrevalence of acute kidney injury after liver transplantation in children: Comparison of the pRIFLE, AKIN, and KDIGO criteria using corrected serum creatinine.
To compare the application of three standardized definitions of acute kidney injury (AKI), using corrected serum creatinine values, in children immediately after liver transplantation. ⋯ There is a good correlation among the three criteria defining AKI in pediatric liver transplant recipients. AKI is highly prevalent in this patient group and confers a worse ICU course.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2019
Transient acute kidney injury after major abdominal surgery increases chronic kidney disease risk and 1-year mortality.
We conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine incidences of transient and persistent acute kidney injury (AKI) after major abdominal surgery and their impacts on long-term outcome. ⋯ Although most AKI cases after major abdominal surgery recover completely within 7 days, even these patients with transient AKI are at higher risk for 1-year mortality and chronic kidney disease progression compared to patients without AKI.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2019
Postdischarge long-term cardiovascular outcomes of intensive care unit survivors who developed dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI-D) after cardiac surgery is a major cause of in-hospital mortality. However, the long-term outcome has not been previously examined. ⋯ AKI-D following cardiac surgery was associated with worse long-term postdischarge mortality and elevated risks of dialysis dependency and MACE development. The outcomes were consistent even in the patients who recovered from the dialysis.