Under-recognition of Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery in the ICU Impedes Early Detection and Prevention

• Main Authors: Moritz Schanz (Author), Oliver Schöffski (Author), Martin Kimmel (Author), Tina Oberacker (Author), Nora Göbel (Author), Ulrich F. W. Franke (Author), Mark Dominik Alscher (Author), Markus Ketteler (Author), Severin Schricker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high morbidity and mortality; therefore, prevention is important. The aim of this study was to systematically assess AKI incidence after cardiac surgery as documented in clinical routine compared to the real incidence because AKI may be under-...