Incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury by the pRIFLE criteria for children receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after heart surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The RIFLE criteria demonstrate clinical relevance for diagnosing AKI and classifying its severity.

Objectives

To systematically define the incidence, clinical course and outcome of AKI using the pediatric pRIFLE criteria.

Design

Retrospective, medical records review.

Settings

Pediatric cardiac surgical intensive care units at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh.

Patients and methods

We reviewed the records of all pediatric patients that underwent cardiac surgery and required ECMO postoperatively between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2016. AKI was classified according to the pRIFLE criteria 48 hours after ECMO initiation. Demographics and conc

SUBMITTER: Elella RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6150581 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature