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Acute Kidney Injury after Lung Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ploypin LertjitbanjongCharat ThongprayoonWisit CheungpasitpornOisín A O'CorragainNarat SrivaliTarun BathiniKanramon WatthanasuntornNarothama Reddy AeddulaSohail Abdul SalimPatompong UngprasertErin A GillaspieKarn WijarnpreechaMichael A MaoWisit Kaewput
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)
The overall estimated incidence rates of AKI and severe AKI requiring RRT in patients after lung transplantation are 52.5% and 9.3%, respectively. Despite advances in therapy, the incidence of AKI in patients after lung transplantation does not seem to have decreased. In addition, AKI after lung transplantation is significantly associated with reduced short-term and long-term survival.
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