Review Article

Prediction and Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery

Table 2

Risk scoring models for cardiac surgery-associated AKI.

VariablesThakar et al. [16]Mehta et al. [18]Wijeysundera et al. [20]Aronson et al. [21]Palomba et al. [19]Brown et al. [22]Parolari et al. [23]

Demographics
 Age00000
 Gender00

Baseline medical conditions
 Hypertension 0
 Pulse pressure hypertension0
 Diabetes mellitus00000
 Preoperative renal dysfunction000000
 Congestive heart failure000
 Decreased LVEF00
 Advanced NYHA class00
 Prior myocardial infarction00
 Chronic lung disease00
 Preoperative IABP000
 Prior cardiac surgery0000
 Emergency operation00
 Preoperative neutrophilia0

Intraoperative variables
 Increased CPB time000
 Two inotropes required00
 Transfusion0
 Diuretics use0

Postoperative variables
 CVP > 14 cm H2O0
 Low cardiac output0
0
 Transfusion0
0

NYHA: New York Heart Association; CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass; CVP: central venous pressure; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.