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Trial reportBMC nephrology2017

Acute kidney injury increases the risk of end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery in an Asian population: a prospective cohort study.

Sophia Tsong Huey Chew, Roderica Rui Ge Ng, Weiling Liu, Khuan Yew Chow, Lian Kah Ti

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Trial report in BMC nephrology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term risks of adverse kidney outcomes after acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025
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  2. Reduction in acute kidney injury post cardiac surgery using balanced forced diuresis: a randomized, controlled trial.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sophia Tsong Huey ChewDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Level 5, Singapore, 169856, Singapore. rnsctlk@gmail.com.
Roderica Rui Ge NgDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Level 5, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.
Weiling LiuYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Singapore.
Khuan Yew ChowHealth Promotion Board/NRDO, 3 Hospital Avenue, Singapore, 168937, Singapore.
Lian Kah TiYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SGHealth Promotion Board · SGNational University Health System · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The long-term association between AKI and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in an Asian population is unknown. Given the high prevalence of diabetes and a younger age of presentation for cardiac surgery, it is important to track this progression of kidney disease. Therefore, we studied the long-term risk of ESRD and mortality in our Asian patients who developed AKI after cardiac surgery.

methodsWith ethics approval, we prospectively recruited 3008 patients who underwent cardiac surgery in Singapore between 2008 and 2012, and followed them up till 2014. ESRD and mortality information were obtained from the Singapore Renal Registry and Singapore Registry of Births and Deaths respectively. AKI was defined using the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria, and ESRD was defined as stage 5 chronic kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze associations between AKI and the primary outcome of ESRD and the secondary outcome of death.

resultsThe AKI incidence was 29.1%. During a mean follow-up of 4.4 ± 2.8 years, 0.9% developed ESRD. The hazard ratio (HR) for developing ESRD was 4.7 (95% C.I. = 1.736-12.603, p = 0.002) for AKIN stage 1 patients, and 5.8 (95% C.I. = 1.769-18.732, p = 0.004) for AKIN stage 2 and 3 patients; while the HR for mortality was 1.7 (95% C.I. = 1.165-2.571, p = 0.007) for AKIN stage 1 patients, and 2.5 (95% C.I. = 1.438-4.229, p < 0.001) for AKIN stage 2 and 3 patients.

conclusionsAKI is associated with ESRD and mortality after cardiac surgery in our Asian population. The trajectory from AKI to ESRD is rapid within 5 years of cardiac surgery. A concerted periodic follow-up assessment is advocated for AKI patients post-cardiac surgery.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardio-Renal SyndromeCausalityCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHumansIncidenceKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsAcute kidney injuryCardiac surgical proceduresChronicKidney failurePerioperative care

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PMCPMC5307862
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