Incidence of acute kidney injury and its associated risk factors in patients undergoing elective oesophagectomy surgeries at a tertiary care cancer institute - A pilot prospective observational study.

The incidence of AKI was 14.7% after elective oesophagectomy. AKI was associated with prolonged hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. Higher age, anastomotic leak and use of vasopressors in the postoperative period were independent predictors of AKI.