Cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a significant clinical problem. Its
pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial. It likely involved at least six major injury …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication after cardiac surgery.
Currently, a series of novel biomarkers have favored the assessment of AKI after cardiac …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess the effects of aortic cross-clamp time (XCL) on outcome
following cardiac surgery in low-and high-risk patients. METHODS: This is a retrospective …

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) …

Results Sixty-four studies were identified that provided sex-specific data regarding the
incidence of cardiothoracic surgery–associated AKI among 1,057,412 subjects. Using …

Renal ischemia is a common complication in the perioperative period that leads to a high
rate of morbidity and mortality. As in other forms of ischemia (ie, cardiac, neurologic), the …

Postoperative renal impairment is a serious complication of major surgeries that leads to
increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of our study was to identify the risk factors …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and deadly complication after cardiac
surgery. In the absence of effective therapies, a focus on risk factor identification and …

BACKGROUND: Data on the effect of smoking on short-term outcome in patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are limited. We sought to assess the morbidity …

Background Severe ischemia induces renal injury less frequently in women than men. In this
study, cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation were used to assess whether …