Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
In-Hospital Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
- Acute kidney injury
- Arrhythmias
- Cardiovascular
- Congenital heart disease
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Nursing
- Renal and metabolic
- Renal replacement therapy
Summary
Meta-analysis of 58 studies (over 18,000 children) comparing in-hospital outcomes in paediatric patients with and without cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. AKI was associated with higher in-hospital mortality, greater need for renal replacement therapy and more arrhythmias, plus longer ventilation, PICU and hospital stays. Relevant to PICU teams caring for postoperative cardiac children, highlighting AKI as a marker of burden and the need for aetiology-specific approaches.
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