The literature on the relationship between kidney and cardiovascular diseases is
continuously expanding. Scientists have elucidated many of the neurohormonal and …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common postoperative complication in pediatric
patients undergoing cardiac surgery and associated with poor outcomes. Dexmedetomidine …

Background Cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a major
complication following pediatric cardiac surgery, which is associated with increased …

Importance Kidney disease is common in infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU). Despite the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in infants discharged from the …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs frequently after cardiac surgery in children. Although current
diagnostic criteria rely on serum creatinine and urine output, changes occur only after …

Background KDIGO and pRIFLE classifications are commonly used in pediatric acute kidney
injury (AKI). As a novel AKI definition, pROCK considered the high variability of serum …

A growing body of research has shown that paediatric AKI is associated with long-term
adverse outcomes such as CKD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Although …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the available data on long-term kidney
dysfunction, hypertension, and mortality after cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common condition in critically ill children and is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the …

Background Pediatric cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) is common
with variable association with outcomes, possibly because transient serum creatinine (SCr) …