Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2014
Observational StudyAcute Kidney Injury Within 72 Hours after Lung Transplantation: Incidence and Perioperative Risk Factors.
To define the incidence and perioperative risk factors of acute kidney injury (AKI) within 72 hours after lung transplantation and clarify the relationship between postoperative AKI and outcome in patients undergoing lung transplantation. ⋯ AKI based on the RIFLE criteria following lung transplantation is common. Patients who developed AKI were more likely to have an episode of intraoperative hypoxemia and undergo a double-lung transplantation. Contrary to other published studies, patients with a higher preoperative eGFR were more likely to develop AKI in the authors' cohort.