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Review
. 2019 Dec;37(4):729-749.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.08.007. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Review of Current Strategies

Kirolos A Jacob  1 , David E Leaf  2
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Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Review of Current Strategies

Kirolos A Jacob et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Acute kidney injury is a common and often severe postoperative complication after cardiac surgery, and is associated with poor short-term and long-term outcomes. Numerous randomized controlled trials have been conducted to investigate various strategies for prevention of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. Unfortunately, most trials that have been conducted to date have been negative. However, encouraging results have been demonstrated with preoperative administration of corticosteroids, leukocyte filtration, and administration of inhaled nitric oxide intraoperatively, and implementation of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes bundle of care approach postoperatively. These findings require validation in large, multicenter trials.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Cardiac surgery; Inflammation; Perioperative care; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial.

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