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. 2022 Sep-Oct;37(5):613–621. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0108

Table 2.

Surgery status, risk score, and clinical outcomes of the 2,162 patients according to the development of CSA-AKI based on KDIGO criteria.

All patients
n = 2,162
No CSA-AKI
n = 1,233
CSA-AKI
n = 929
P-value
Surgery status, risk score, and clinical outcomes
Previous cardiac surgery 216 (10.0) 92 (7.5) 124 (13.3) < 0.001
Urgent/emergency surgery 629 (29.1) 340 (27.6) 289 (31.1) 0.073
InsCor* 2 (0 - 5) 2 (0 - 4) 3 (2 - 5) < 0.001
Low risk 1290 (63.4) 798 (68.3) 492 (56.7) < 0.001
Intermediate risk 576 (28.3) 305 (26.1) 271 (31.3) 0.011
High risk 169 (8.3) 65 (5.6) 104 (12.0) < 0.001
Cardiopulmonary bypass duration (min) 92 (76 - 111) 90 (75 - 105) 97 (79 - 120) < 0.001
< 90 916 (43.8) 578 (48.0) 338 (38.1) < 0.001
90 to < 120 786 (37.6) 460 (38.2) 326 (36.8) 0.498
≥ 120 389 (18.6) 166 (13.8) 223 (25.1) < 0.001
Type of surgery
Coronary artery bypass grafting 1230 (56.9) 712 (57.7) 518 (55.8) 0.356
Heart valve surgery 1016 (47.0) 559 (45.3) 457 (49.2) 0.075
Multi-procedure open heart surgery 201 (9.3) 100 (8.1) 101 (10.9) 0.029
Postoperative outcomes
Renal replacement therapy up to 7 days 40 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 40 (4.3) < 0.001
Reoperation for bleeding/tamponade 76 (3.5) 24 (1.9) 52 (5.6) < 0.001
Acute atrial fibrillation 232 (10.7) 96 (7.8) 136 (14.6) < 0.001
Tracheal reintubation up to 7 days 136 (6.3) 28 (2.3) 108 (11.6) < 0.001
Prolonged pulmonary ventilation (> 24 hours) 227 (10.5) 42 (3.4) 185 (19.9) < 0.001
Operating room extubation 746 (34.5) 490 (39.7) 256 (27.6) < 0.001
Type 1 neurological injury 95 (4.4) 33 (2.7) 62 (6.7) < 0.001
Discharge and mortality
ICU readmission 122 (5.6) 52 (4.2) 70 (7.5) 0.001
ICU LoS up to 30 days 3 (2 - 5) 2 (2 - 4) 4 (2 - 7) < 0.001
Long LoS (> 14 days) 122 (5.6) 26 (2.1) 96 (10.3) < 0.001
Hospital mortality up to 30 days 122 (5.6) 25 (2.0) 97 (10.4) < 0.001

Values are presented as n (%) for categorical data or as medians with first and third quartiles for scalar values.

*InsCor is a Brazilian risk assessment model for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or heart valve surgery (HVS) that uses 10 variables: age > 70 years; female sex; combined surgery (CABG and HVS); myocardial infarction < 90 days; reoperation; aortic valve replacement; tricuspid valve repair/replacement; serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL; left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%; and events (at least one of the following situations prior to surgery: intra-aortic balloon pump, cardiogenic shock, ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, orotracheal intubation, acute renal failure, inotropic agents use, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The InsCor score ranges from 0 to 30 points and defines three categories of mortality risk after cardiac surgery: low risk (0 to 3 points), intermediate risk (4 to 7 points), and high risk (≥ 8 points).

Type 1 neurological injury: new episode of motor deficit, coma, seizure, or encephalic lesion documented by cranial computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.

CSA-AKI=cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury; ICU=intensive care unit; KDIGO=Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes; LoS=length of stay