Seth A Hollander, Sukyung Chung, Sushma Reddy, Nina Zook, Jeffrey Yang, Tristan Vella, Manchula Navaratnam, Elizabeth Price, Scott M Sutherland, Claudia A Algaze
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common after pediatric heart transplantation (HT) and is associated with inferior patient outcomes. Hemodynamic risk factors for pediatric heart transplant recipients who experience AKI are not well described. We performed a retrospective review of 99 pediatric heart transplant patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019, in which clinical and demographic characteristics, intraoperative perfusion data, and hemodynamic measurements in the first 48 postoperative hours were analyzed as risk factors for severe AKI (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes [KDIGO] stage ≥ 2)...
March 2024: Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care