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Cardiac surgery is a leading cause of acute kidney injury, affecting 8.9% to 39% of patients and requiring renal replacement therapy in 1% to 5% of cases.
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Underscores high post-cardiac surgery AKI burden; leaves open optimal prevention and risk-stratification strategies.
Cardiac surgery is the second most common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in intensive care and affects, depending on the definition, 8.9% to 39% of patients (1). Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is needed in 1–5 % (1,2) of post cardiac surgery cases.
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Romagnoli et al. (2016) studied this question. Cardiac surgery is a leading cause of acute kidney injury, affecting 8.9% to 39% of patients and requiring renal replacement therapy in 1% to 5% of cases.
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