Gist KM, Kwiatkowski DM, Cooper DS, (click to view)
Current opinion in cardiology 2017 10 11() doi 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000473
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery or in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure.
RECENT FINDINGS
This review describes the definition and various manifestations of AKI, the impact of biomarkers on the diagnosis of AKI, the importance of fluid overload as a consequence of AKI and its long-term impact.
SUMMARY
There are novel biomarkers for AKI detection that should facilitate early recognition and intervention to prevent or attenuate the effects of AKI and fluid overload. Previous conventional wisdom that survivors of AKI fully recover renal function without subsequent consequences is flawed.