Development and Validation of an Acute Kidney Injury Risk Index for Patients Undergoing General Surgery : Results from a National Data Set

• Published in: Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) Vol. 110; no. 3; pp. 505 - 515
• Main Authors: KHETERPAL, Sachin, TREMPER, Kevin K, HEUNG, Michael, ROSENBERG, Andrew L, ENGLESBE, Michael, SHANKS, Amy M, CAMPBELL, Darrell A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury - etiology; Acute Kidney Injury - mortality; Adult; Aged; Anesthesia; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; Databases, Factual - standards; Databases, Factual - trends; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - mortality; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects; Surgical Procedures, Operative - mortality; Surgical Procedures, Operative - trends; Treatment Outcome; United States - epidemiology; United States; Kidney disease; Human; Urinary system disease; General surgery; Acute kidney injury; Risk factor; Anesthesia

The authors sought to identify the incidence, risk factors, and mortality impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) after general surgery using a large and representative national clinical data set. The 2005-2006 American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participant use da...