Acute Kidney Injury Post-cardiac Surgery in Infants and Children: A Single-Center Experience in a Developing Country

• Main Authors: Bilal Aoun (Author), Ghadi Abu Daher (Author), Karim N. Daou (Author), Sami Sanjad (Author), Hani Tamim (Author), Issam El Rassi (Author), Mariam Arabi (Author), Rana Sharara (Author), Fadi Bitar (Author), Jana Assy (Author), Ziad Bulbul (Author), Jad A. Degheili (Author), Marianne Majdalani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric patients following cardiac surgery varies between 15 and 64%, with a mortality rate of 10-89% among those requiring dialysis. This variation in the incidence and mortality of AKI across studies is probably due to the inconsistent...