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Costs and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2008 · Vol. 23(6) · pp. 1970–1974

Joseph F. Dasta(The Ohio State University)Sandra L. Kane‐Gill(University of Pittsburgh)Amy J. Durtschi(Abbott (United States))Dev S. Pathak(The Ohio State University)John A. Kellum✉(University of Pittsburgh)

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Abstract

Costs, LOS and mortality are higher in postoperative cardiac surgery patients who develop AKI using RIFLE criteria, and these values increase as AKI severity worsens.

Acute Kidney Injury Research Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationRifleMedicineAcute kidney injuryCreatinineComplicationIntensive care medicineCardiac surgeryEmergency medicineSurgeryInternal medicine

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AgedAnalysis of VarianceCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseCost-Benefit AnalysisCreatinineFemaleRenal DialysisHumansIntensive Care UnitsKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsReference Values

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RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury are associated with hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort analysis