Epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney injury in cardiac intensive care unit patients

To describe the epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) among contemporary non-surgical cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) patients. We reviewed adult non-surgical CICU patients admitted from 2007 to 2015. The highest AKI stage during hospitalization was defined using modified Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria, based on changes in serum creatinine. Hospital and 5-year mortality were examined using logistic...