Alexandre Joosten, Brigitte Ickx, Zakaria Mokthari, Luc Van Obbergh, Valerio Lucidi, Vincent Collange, Salima Naili, Philippe Ichai, Didier Samuel, Antonio Sa Cunha, Brenton Alexander, Matthieu Legrand, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Anatole Harrois, Jacques Duranteau, Jean-Louis Vincent, Joseph Rinehart, Philippe Van der Linden
BACKGROUND: The potential relationship between a mild acute kidney injury (AKI) observed in the immediate postoperative period after major surgery and its effect on long term renal function remains poorly defined. According to the "Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes" (KDIGO) classification, a mild injury corresponds to a KIDIGO stage 1, characterized by an increase in creatinine of at least 0.3 mg/dl within a 48-h window or 1.5 to 1.9 times the baseline level within the first week post-surgery...
April 30, 2021: BMC Anesthesiology