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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2021

Association of pediatric cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury with post-discharge healthcare utilization, mortality and kidney outcomes.

Sophia Nunes, Erin Hessey, Marc Dorais, Sylvie Perreault, Philippe Jouvet, Véronique Phan, Jacques Lacroix, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Susan Samuel, Michael Zappitelli

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Article in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Sophia NunesChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay St. 11th Floor, Room 11.9722, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Erin HesseyChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay St. 11th Floor, Room 11.9722, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Marc DoraisStatSciences Inc., Notre-Dame-de-I'Île-Perrot, Canada.
Sylvie PerreaultFaculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Philippe JouvetDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.
Véronique PhanDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.
Jacques LacroixDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.
Jean-Philippe LafranceCentre de recherche Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Canada.
Susan SamuelDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Michael ZappitelliChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay St. 11th Floor, Room 11.9722, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Michael.Zappitelli@sickkids.ca.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAHospital for Sick Children · CAHôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute kidney Injury (AKI) in children undergoing cardiac surgery (CS) is strongly associated with hospital morbidity. Post-discharge CS AKI outcomes are less clear. We evaluated associations between AKI and post-discharge (a) healthcare utilization, (b) chronic kidney disease (CKD) or hypertension and (c) mortality.

methodsThis is a retrospective two-centre cohort study of children surviving to hospital discharge after CS. Primary exposures were post-operative ≥Stage 1 AKI and ≥Stage 2 AKI defined by Kidney Disease Impoving Global Outcomes. Association of AKI with time to outcomes was determined using multivariable Cox-Proportional Hazards analysis.

resultsOf 350 participants included (age 3.1 (4.5) years), 180 [51.4%] developed AKI and 60 [17.1%] developed ≥Stage 2 AKI. Twenty-eight (9%) participants developed CKD or hypertension (composite outcome), and 17 (5%) died within 5 years of discharge. Post-operative ≥Stage 1 and ≥Stage 2 AKI were not associated with post-discharge hospitalizations, emergency room (ER) visits, physician visits or CKD or hypertension in adjusted analyses. A trend was observed between ≥Stage 2 AKI and mortality but was not statistically significant. In unadjusted stratified analyses, AKI was associated with post-discharge hospitalizations in children with RACHS-1 score ≥3, complex chronic disease classification and children living in urban areas.

conclusionsPost-CS AKI is not associated with post-discharge healthcare utilization, death and CKD or hypertension, though it may be associated with healthcare utilization in more complex paediatric CS children. Studies should aim to better understand post-CS healthcare utilization patterns and non-AKI risk factors for CKD, hypertension and mortality, to reduce adverse long-term outcomes after CS.

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Acute Kidney InjuryCardiac Surgical ProceduresAftercareChild, PreschoolHumansHypertensionKidneyPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DischargeRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeAcute kidney injuryCardiac surgeryChildrenChronic kidney diseaseHealthcare utilizationMortality

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