Cardiothoracic & vascular anaesthesia

Dapagliflozin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMAPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · AKIResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.54 95% CI 0.45–0.65

Authors' conclusion

In patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery, 4 doses of dapagliflozin, beginning the day before surgery, reduced the incidence of AKI during the 7-day postoperative period.

Study context

Population
Adults undergoing elective cardiac surgery778 (99%) completed follow-up
Participants
784 adults
Comparison
Dapagliflozin vs placebo before and after cardiac surgery
  • Dapagliflozinn = 392
  • Placebon = 392reference
Primary endpoint
Acute kidney injury (AKI) by KDIGO criteria (creatinine rise ≥0.3 mg/dL within 48 h, 1.5-fold within 7 days, or urine output <0.5 mL/kg/h for 6–12 h)
Follow-up
First 7 postoperative days
Methodological detailsmulticentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 academic medical centres and 5 nonacademic hospitals in the Netherlands
  • Multicentre
  • Double-blind
  • Placebo-controlled
  • 2 academic medical centres and 5 nonacademic hospitals in the Netherlands

Primary result

AKI · 7 days after surgery

Relative risk

0.54

95% CI 0.45–0.65

P < 0.001

By group

Dapagliflozin vs Placebo
RR 0.54 (95% CI 0.45–0.65); P < 0.001

As reported in the abstract

Safety

AF · most frequent adverse event

Reoperation · most frequent adverse event

Original publication

Dapagliflozin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. Published 1 September 2026. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.9268

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