Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis After Pediatric Heart Transplant

Published on 07/31/2024

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Amy R. Lipman ^1,2, Irene D. Lytrivi ³, Hilda E. Fernandez ^1,4, Aine M. Lynch ³, Miko E. Yu ^1,2, Jacob S. Stevens ^1,2, Sumit Mohan ^1,2,5, Syed Ali Husain ^1,2

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons New York USA
² Columbia University Renal Epidemiology Group New York USA
³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons New York USA
⁴ Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons New York USA
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University New York USA

Abstract

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of pediatric heart transplant, with a subset of patients developing severe AKI requiring dialysis (AKI‐D). We aimed to identify the epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of postoperative AKI‐D in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
Methods We retrospectively identified all pediatric first‐time, single‐organ heart transplants at our institution from 2014 to 2022....

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