Multicentre evaluation of renal impairment in thoracic surgery (MERITS): a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure the unit-level variation in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) incidence post-thoracic surgery over a contemporary 1-year period. Secondary aims include examining the associations with sex, age group, operation type, length of stay and mortality.

Design

A multicentre, observational, retrospective study in thoracic surgery.

Setting

17 of 35 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) units participated. The student wing, known as SCTS STUDENTS, supported data collection.

Participants

Overall, 15 229 patients were collected of which 15 154 were included for analysis after exclusions. All patients (age≥18 years) undergoing any thoracic surgery from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 were included. For analysis, we excluded patien

SUBMITTER: Naruka V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516206 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature