Acute kidney injury after non-cardiovascular surgery: risk factors and impact on development of chronic kidney disease and long-term mortality.

Objective: To identify factors associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) and its progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a non-cardiac/non-vascular surgery setting.

Methods: This study examined the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality database for surgical entries between 2000-2014. Demographics, comorbidities, laboratory findings and hospital outcomes were assessed.