title: A patient with AKI after cardiac surgery.
abstract: Up to 30% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery develop AKI, with 1% requiring RRT. AKI is an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Postoperatively, even minimal changes in serum creatinine are associated with a substantial increase in mortality. No intervention has been definitely proven effective in reducing kidney injury. The successful prevention and management of AKI involves identifying patients at risk for AKI, recognizing subtle abnormalities in a timely manner, performing basic clinical assessments, and responding appropriately to data obtained. With that in mind, in this Attending Rounds, a woman with AKI in the setting of cardiac surgery is presented to highlight the use of history, physical exam, hemodynamic monitoring, laboratory data trends, and urine indices in establishing the correct diagnosis and appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama atolwani@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Ashita J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tolwani
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: acute renal failure; cardiovascular; clinical nephrology