Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Following Elective Open and Endovascular Aortic Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Objective: To investigate the predictors of acute kidney injury (AKI) following surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Materials and Methods: Subjects were 642 non-hemodialysis patients (open aortic repair [OAR] group, n = 453; endovascular aortic repair [EVAR] group, n = 189) who underwent elective surgery between 2009 and 2015. AKI was assessed according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria. In-hospital mortality and incidence of AKI were compared between the OAR and EVAR groups. The effect of AKI on outcomes and predictors of AKI were examined in both groups. Results: In-hospital mortalities were 0.7% (3/453) in the OAR group and 0.5% (1/189) in the EVAR group. The incidence of AKI increased in the OAR group (14.1% vs. 3.7%, P<0.01). In the OAR group, in-hospital mortality (0% vs. 4.7%, P<0.01) increased in patients with AKI. In the OAR group, hemoglobin level <10 g/dL, estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m(2), operation time >300 min, history of ischemic heart disease, and amount of bleeding >1,000 mL were predictors of AKI. In the EVAR group, amount of transfusion>1,000 mL was a predictor of AKI, but AKI was not found to worsen outcomes. Conclusion: AKI affected outcomes of OAR. Knowledge of predictors may optimize perioperative care.