SCCM Resource Library-Mitigating the Risk of AKI: Tactics and Technologies

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The speaker expresses gratitude for being invited to speak and reflects on the evolution of presentations on acute kidney injury (AKI) at medical meetings. They discuss the importance of discussing AKI in the context of optimizing cardiac surgery patients' outcomes. The speaker presents research on using technology to recognize AKI based on creatinine levels and urine output, highlighting the challenges of identifying a patient's baseline creatinine levels. They share the results of a study that shows improved outcomes, such as decreased mortality and length of hospital stay, when using electronic medical record decision support to identify AKI. The speaker also discusses the use of nephrotoxic antibiotics and other factors that contribute to AKI in cardiac surgery patients. They mention the benefits of functional hemodynamic monitoring and using biomarkers to identify high-risk patients for AKI. The speaker emphasizes the need to prioritize AKI prevention.

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Renal, 2023

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Type: one-hour concurrent | Technological Advances in Cardiac Critical and Perioperative Care (SessionID 9777009)

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Renal

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Acute Kidney Injury AKI

Year 2023

Keywords

acute kidney injury

cardiac surgery outcomes

technology for AKI recognition

electronic medical record decision support

AKI prevention

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