Concomitant surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury but improved late survival

• Published in: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 164; no. 6; pp. 1847 - 1857.e3
• Main Authors: Bakir, Nadia H., Khiabani, Ali J., MacGregor, Robert M., Kelly, Meghan O., Sinn, Laurie A., Schuessler, Richard B., Maniar, Hersh S., Melby, Spencer J., Helwani, Mohammad A., Damiano, Ralph J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2022
• Subjects: acute kidney injury; Acute Kidney Injury - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - surgery; Cox-Maze IV procedure; dialysis; Humans; Postoperative Complications; propensity score match; Renal Dialysis - adverse effects; renal failure; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; surgical ablation; Treatment Outcome; dialysis; propensity score match; CMP-IV; OR; AF; CI; Cox-Maze IV procedure; LAA; GFR; STS; CPB; RF; surgical ablation; renal failure; KDIGO; acute kidney injury; AKI

Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery remains a common complication that has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study implemented Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria to evaluate renal outcomes after concomitant surgical ablation for atrial fibrillati...