Acute kidney injury following major emergency abdominal surgery - a retrospective cohort study based on medical records data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a frequent and serious postoperative complication in trauma or critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. We aimed to estimate the risk of AKI following major emergency abdominal surgery and the association between AKI and 90-day postoperative mortality.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we included patients undergoing major emergency abdominal surgery at the Department of Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark, from 2010 to 2016. The primary outcome was the occurrence of AKI within postoperative day seven (POD7). AKI was defined according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)-criteria. The risk of AKI was analysed with a multivariable logistic regression. The association between AKI and 90-

SUBMITTER: Mikkelsen TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8897898 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature