Postoperative acute kidney injury in lung transplant recipients

Our study confirms the importance of AKI in patients undergoing lung transplant that can significantly affect outcome. The pathogenesis of AKI is heterogeneous, and prerenal causes have a great impact. Particular attention must be paid to the haemodynamics, which proved to be strongly associated with the onset of AKI. Severe renal impairment is associated with respiratory impairment and reduced survival.