PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF ACUTE RENAL FAILURE AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY
O. El Allam, Y. El Allam, C. El Kettani, H. Barrou, K. Flayou*, K. Siwane, S. Lyazidi, Y. Ettaoumi
ABSTRACT
Postoperative renal dysfunction is a serious complication of cardiac Surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. Even a minor change in serum creatinine are related to an increase morbidity and mortality. A prospective observational study was conducted over a period of eight months from September 2011 to April 2012 including 66 patients. The analysis of the results according to the Software Epi Info 6 allowed to define the main risk factors and outcome of kidney failure. Studies have shown that postoperative renal function deterioration in cardiovascular surgery patients increases in-hospital mortality and adversely affects long-term survival. However, our results do not support the other studies resuming the risk factors of acute renal failure in cardiac surgery because of limited sample based on.
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