Methods ADQI (Acute Disease Quality Initiative) is an ongoing process that produces
evidence‐based recommendations on the diagnosis, prevention, and management of AKI …

Purpose To describe current knowledge on the epidemiology of cardiac surgery-associated
acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) and to formulate recommendations for clinical practice and a …

The demand for cardiac surgery is constantly growing worldwide for reasons of increasing
incidence of degenerative and lifestyle diseases, and rheumatic heart conditions. Presently …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication of cardiac surgery. It is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality. On a population level, the financial impact …

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a common complication
following cardiac surgery and reflects a complex biological combination of patient pathology …

Objective Conventional clinical wisdom has often been nihilistic regarding the prevention
and management of acute kidney injury (AKI), despite its being a frequent and morbid …

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is the most common clinically
important complication in adult patients undergoing open heart surgery, and is associated …

Objectives To estimate the global incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) after
cardiac surgery in adult patients. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis. Setting …

Purpose The epidemiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery depends on the
definition used. Our aims were to evaluate the Risk/Injury/Failure/Loss/End-stage (RIFLE) …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac surgery-related acute kidney injury has short-and long-term impact
on patients' risk for further morbidity and mortality. Consensus statements have yielded …