Pediatric anesthesia & critical care

Relationship between intra-operative urine output and postoperative acute kidney injury in paediatric cardiac surgery: A retrospective observational study

Eur J AnaesthesiolPublished Retrospective observational study

Main finding · Postoperative AKI and intra-operative UOResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 0.971 95% CI 0.930–1.014

Authors' conclusion

Intra-operative UO was not associated with postoperative AKI during paediatric cardiac surgery. However, we found a significant association between UO and postoperative moderate-to-severe AKI.

Study context

Population
Children aged >28 days and <6 years undergoing cardiac surgery at Fuwai Hospital, 1 April 2022 to 30 August 2022
Participants
1,184 children
Exposure
Acute kidney injury (AKI) vs non-AKI
Outcome
AKI by highest serum creatinine using KDIGO criteria
Follow-up
Within postoperative 7 days
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Main finding

Postoperative AKI and intra-operative UO

Adjusted odds ratio

0.971

95% CI 0.930–1.014

P = 0.182

By group

AKI

2.6

median · IQR 1.4–5.4

non-AKI

2.7

median · IQR 1.4–4.9

Intra-operative UO
adjusted OR 0.971 (95% CI 0.930–1.014); P = 0.182

As reported in the abstract

AKI incidence
23.1% (273/1184)
Stage 1
17.7% (209/1184)
Stage 2
4.2% (50/1184)
Stage 3
1.2%, 14/1184

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Postoperative moderate-to-severe AKI and intra-operative urine output (UO)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)P value
Intra-operative UO0.914 (0.838–0.998)P = 0.046

Original publication

Relationship between intra-operative urine output and postoperative acute kidney injury in paediatric cardiac surgery: A retrospective observational study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 16 August 2024. doi:10.1097/eja.0000000000002044

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