Background: Acute kidney injury is a serious complication of elective major surgery. Acute
dialysis is used to support life in the most severe cases. We examined whether rates and …

Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery (AKICS) remains a frequent cause of major
morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of timing of …

OBJECTIVES The aim was a nationwide analysis of need for dialysis and survival in all
patients who had coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Sweden during 2002 up to …

Background Dialysis‐requiring acute kidney injury (D‐AKI) is a major complication of
cardiovascular surgery that results in worse prognosis. However, the incidence and impacts …

BACKGROUND: The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is
associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and cost. The last decade has seen major …

BACKGROUND: This study was aimed at evaluating the determinants of postoperative
dialysis-requiring acute renal failure and at identifying eventual correlations between the …

Coronary artery disease is a major cause of death in patients with a renal dysfunction.
Among the patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting, renal dysfunction is …

Background/Aims: Acute renal failure is associated with a high risk of mortality when it
complicates coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We examined a large nationwide …

Hypothesis Patients on long-term dialysis undergoing major nonemergent general surgical
procedures are thought to have high rates of postoperative complications and death. Design …

Background Dialysis-dependent renal failure occurs infrequently after cardiac surgery but
leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. In contrast, milder degrees of acute kidney injury …