Acute kidney injury as an independent predictor of infection and malignancy: the NARA-AKI cohort study.

Miho MurashimaMasatoshi NishimotoMaiko KokubuMasaru MatsuiMasahiro EriguchiKen-Ichi SamejimaYasuhiro AkaiKazuhiko Tsuruya

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2019)

AKI was significantly associated with hospitalization for infection and development of malignancy during long-term follow-up. Those with AKI might be in persistent immunosuppressed state.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery