The Issue of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients after Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a common complication of cardiac resulting from the patient's exposure to complex combination factors in perioperative period. Current diagnostic criteria for AKI may underestimate incidence this due certain specific features patients. The introduction new biomarkers into clinical practice has shown prospective identifying patients early stages CSA-AKI development. Accurate and timely identification at high risk developing can also allow performing comprehensive interventions prevent it. When diagnosed, management limited symptomatic treatment.