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Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients with Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay: Impact on Mortality and Outcomes.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at people who had heart surgery and stayed in the ICU for at least 72 hours. It found that those who developed sudden kidney damage had higher rates of death in the hospital. This is an observational study, so it shows a link but not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Balkan B · Turan EI · Dündar AS · Yalçın L

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Sep 21
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42776136/