Association Between Preoperative Proteinuria and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury and Readmission.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Proteinuria indicates renal dysfunction and is a risk factor for morbidity among medical patients, but less is understood among surgical populations. There is a paucity of studies investigating how preoperative proteinuria is associated with surgical outcomes, including postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and readmission.

Objective

To assess preoperative urine protein levels as a biomarker for adverse surgical outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective, population-based study was conducted in a cohort of patients with and without known preoperative renal dysfunction undergoing elective inpatient surgery performed at 119 Veterans Affairs facilities from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2014. Data analysis was conducted from April 4 to D

SUBMITTER: Wahl TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233648 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature