Risk factors for acute kidney injury in an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery.

Andres Zorrilla-VacaGabriel E MenaJavier Ripolles-MelchorJuan Victor LorenteJuan José M Ramirez-RodriguezMichael C Grant

Published in: Surgery today (2020)

Postoperative AKI is common in the setting of ERPs for colorectal surgery and it is associated with a poor clinical outcome. Of those characteristics associated with postoperative AKI, one modifiable factor is a low preoperative albumin level. Screening for malnourished patients or optimizing the nutritional status may be a useful preoperative intervention to prevent postoperative AKI and associated complications.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
prognostic factors
risk factors
patient reported outcomes