Creatinine Reduction Ratio is a Prognostic Factor for Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardio Pulmonary Bypass: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Abstract Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is common complication, and it is known as risk of death. In the previous study, we reported creatinine reduction ratio (CRR) can be useful as a prognostic factor of AKI. Primary outcome of this study was determination of predictor of AKI after surgery with using perioperative information. Secondary outcome was the reliability of CRR for short and long term outcome among the different nation.Methods: We retrospectively collected cardiac surgical patients with cardiopulmonary bypass from electrical health record. Patients were excluded with insufficient data. AKI was defined by the AKIN and RIFLE criteria, (1) increment of creatinine≧ 0.3mg/dl (2); increment of creatinine≧ 150%. Patients were divided by AKI and non-AKI group. We analyzed two group about the preoperative patients’ data and operative information. CRR was calculated as follows: (preoperative creatinine-postoperative creatinine)/preoperative creatinine. Results: 225 patients data were collected from electrical health record, and analysed. The prognostic factor of AKI-CS was surgery time, CPB time, aorta clamp time, platelet transfusion, and CRR < 20%. In the multivariable logistic analysis, CRR was an independent predictor of AKI. (adjusted odds ratio 0.90[0.87-0.93] p<0.001) However, there were not significant difference in CRR about the rate of new onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Conclusions: After cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, the CRR has a good diagnostic power for predicting perioperative AKI. However, we cannot use it as a prognostic factor for long term period.