Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: Current updates and perspectives

Abstract

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a recognized and serious complication and one of the stronger risk factors for mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery [1]. In its more severe stage, it increases the odds of death by an alarming 50–80% [2]. Even a slight increase in serum creatinine after cardiac surgery implies a higher morbidity, with a longer length of stay in both hospital and the intensive care unit as well as higher healthcare costs. [Texto extraído del artículo de Eduardo Tamayo Gómez].