title: Age- and gender-specific values of estimated glomerular filtration rate among 6232 patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
abstract: Impaired preoperative renal function as estimated by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an independent risk factor for mortality after cardiac surgery. Little is known about the actual prevalence of renal dysfunction among patients undergoing cardiac surgery in Germany. We performed a retrospective analysis of 6232 patients from 20 to 80 years. GFR was estimated with the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) formula. There was an age-dependent decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) among both men and women. There is a stepwise age-dependent increase of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3-5 (<60 ml/min/1.73 m(2)). The lower the eGFR the higher the risk for mortality [odds ratio 2.93 95%-confidence interval (CI) 1.92-4.53] for eGFR<30 ml/min/1.73 m(2); odds ratio 1.93 (95%-CI 1.56-2.39) for eGFR 30-60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) compared to patients with an eGFR>60 ml/min/1.73 m(2). The actual mortality rates varied between 6.3% (307/4869) for patients with an eGFR>60 ml/min/1.73 m(2), 11.3% (137/1051) for patients with an eGFR of 30-60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) and 16.6% (27/163) for patients with an eGFR<30 ml/min/1.73 m(2). Estimated GFR declines are age- and gender-dependent. Preoperative renal dysfunction is an important predictor of in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany. claudius.diez@t-online.de
authors: Claudius
authors: C
authors: Diez
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Mohr
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Koch
authors: Rolf-Edgar
authors: RE
authors: Silber
authors: Christof
authors: C
authors: Schmid
authors: Hans-Stefan
authors: HS
authors: Hofmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult