Admission to the surgical intensive care unit during intensivist coverage is associated with lower incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury and shorter ventilator time.

High-intensity intensivist coverage is associated with a lower risk of postoperative AKI and shorter postoperative ventilator times. These findings suggested that in addition to medical trainees, initial management of surgical ICU patients by intensivists may lower the risk of AKI and facilitate early weaning from mechanical ventilation.