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Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis and in-hospital mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing early vs delayed percutaneous coronary intervention: A nationwide analysis.

Brijesh PatelPhilip CarsonMahek ShahLohit GargManyoo A AgarwalSahil AgrawalShilpkumar AroraSusan SteigerwaltAnthony BavryRaman DusajNainesh PatelBruce Feldman
Published in: Clinical cardiology (2017)
The incidence of AKI-D and in-hospital mortality among patients with CKD and NSTE-ACS were not significantly affected by the timing of PCI. However, delayed PCI added significant cost and length of stay. A prospective randomized study is required to validate this concept.
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