Preoperative blood morphology and incidence of acute kidney injury after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting - a single-center preliminary report.

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may complicate the postoperative course and has a negative impact on outcome. In some cases, postoperative AKI develops in spite of normal baseline creatinine concentration and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

Aim: To examine whether there is any association between the preoperative blood morphology and incidence of post-operative AKI.