Acute Kidney Injury After Major Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of Veterans Health Administration Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few trials of acute kidney injury (AKI) prevention after surgery have been conducted, and most observational studies focus on AKI following cardiac surgery. The frequency of, risk factors for, and outcomes after AKI following other types of major surgery have not been well characterized and may present additional opportunities for trials in AKI.

Study design

Observational cohort study.

Setting & participants

3.6 million US veterans followed up from 2004 to 2011 for the receipt of major surgery (cardiac; general; ear, nose, and throat; thoracic; vascular; urologic; and orthopedic) and postoperative outcomes.

Factors

Demographics, health characteristics, and type of surgery.

Outcomes

Postoperative AKI defined by the KDIGO creatinine criteria, po

SUBMITTER: Grams ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4775458 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature