Greater Rates of Acute Kidney Injury in African American Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This retrospective study compared the change in serum creatinine between African American and Caucasian total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients. The authors hypothesized that African Americans would demonstrate significantly greater change, and that a significantly greater proportion would demonstrate creatinine changes consistent with acute kidney injury (AKI).

Methods

Primary TKAs performed at a single institution between July 2011 and June 2016 were identified: 1035 primary TKAs met inclusion and exclusion criteria (110 African American, 925 Caucasian, excluding Hispanic and Asian patients). None were excluded based on gender, age, body mass index, preoperative diagnosis, or comorbidities. All patients had preoperative and postoperative creatinine levels availab

SUBMITTER: Womble TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6536310 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature