Risk Factors for Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Surgery.

Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing heart valve surgery is a common complication requiring special treatment, including renal replacement therapy (RRT). Effective prevention remains the most effective tool to reduce this important clinical problem. The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictive abilities of selected perioperative parameters in predicting AKI requiring RRT in the early postoperative period in patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery.

Longevity of Polish top-class athletes compared to other social elites and well-known people in the years 2001-2021.

Objectives: The aim of this work is to initiate or revive a scientific discussion on the impact of professional life on the parameters of human lifespan.

Material And Methods: Presented analysis is based on 8578 Polish elite or well-known person who died in 2001-2021.

Results: The results of the conducted analysis indicate that in the case of men the highest values of the median age at death were characteristic of freelancers (median [Me] ± quartile deviation [QD] 85.

Usefulness of the N-Terminal of the Prohormone Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Predicting Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Surgery.

: By definition, acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome diagnosed when the increase in serum creatinine concentration is >0.3 mg/dL in 48 h or >1.5-fold in the last seven days or when diuresis < 0.

Risk Factors of Postoperative Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

. Hospital-acquired pneumonia is one of the complications that may occur in the postoperative period in patients undergoing heart valve surgery, which may result in prolonged hospitalization, development of respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation or even death. This study investigated the preoperative risk factors of postoperative pneumonia after heart valve surgery.