The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Nov 2020
Using urinary biomarkers to reduce acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery.
Prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery is unreliable through the use of serum creatinine or urinary output alone. Cell cycle arrest urinary biomarkers insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP2) provide early detection of kidney stress and possibly AKI. We sought to determine whether therapeutic interventions driven by elevated urinary biomarkers (UB) reduces post-cardiac surgery stage 2/3 AKI. ⋯ The routine measurement of UB and subsequent activation of an AKRT are useful post-cardiac surgery therapeutic adjuncts. They are associated with early detection of kidney stress, allowing for targeted proactive intervention, and a significant decrease in postoperative stage 2/3 AKI without increases in cost or length of stay.