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. 2014 Mar;30(2):93–97.

Table 2. Acute kidney injury following acute cardiac illness .

Number In-hospital mortality (%) RIFLE/AKIN§n (%) AKI in-hospital mortality (%) Study period Reference
AMI 613 10.6* 79 (12.9) 31.6* Jan. 2006 to Dec. 2007 1
Acute myocarditis 101 29 60 (59)§ 45 Jul. 1996 to Mar. 2011 14
Post aortic dissection surgery 268 18.7# 135 (50.4) 28.1# Jul. 2005 to Oct. 2010 19
ECMO 46 65.2 36 (78.3) 77.8 Apr. 2002 to Sep. 2004 22
ECMO 102 58.7 77 (75.5)§ 71.4 Mar. 2002 to Jan. 2008 25
CCU 150 11.3† 43 (28.7)§ 30.2† Sep. 2009 to Aug. 2010 17

AKI, acute kidney injury; AKIN, acute kidney injury network; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CCU, coronary care unit; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; RIFLE, risk of renal failure, injury to the kidney, failure of kidney function, loss of kidney function, and end-stage renal failure.

* 2-year mortality; # 1-year mortality; 6-month mortality; RIFLE; § AKIN.