Publications by authors named "Hilal M Bhat"
Profile of acute kidney injury after open heart surgeries in a tertiary care hospital.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
November 2015
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify the occurrence, causes, risk factors, and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients after open heart surgery, involving 62 patients.
- The incidence of AKI was found to be 17.7%, with common causes including sepsis, hypotension, prolonged ventilator use, drug effects, and associated risk factors like hypertension and diabetes.
- Overall mortality among participants was 11.3%, but it rose dramatically to 71.4% in patients who developed post-operative AKI.