Acute kidney injury risk factors

Common risk factors in the development of acute kidney injury include exposure to contrast, volume depletion, hemodynamic instability, advanced ages, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Common risk factors in the development of acute kidney injury include exposure to contrast, volume depletion, hemodynamic instability, advanced ages, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

• Common risk factors in the development of acute kidney injury include:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

• In ICU patients

• Age more than 65 years
• Diabetes
• Presence of infection
• Acute circulatory or respiratory failure
• Past history of chronic heart failure (CHF)
• Pre-existing kidney disease, lymphoma or leukemia
• Use of aminoglycosides
• Cirrhosis

• In patients undergoing open heart surgery

• Advanced age
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hypertension
• Impaired left ventricular function
• Urgent operation or reoperation
• Prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp periods
• Hypothermia
• Re-exploration for bleeding or pericardial tamponade
• Systemic infection
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Cerebral vascular disease
• COPD

• In patients exposed to contrast media

• Pre-existing renal disease
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• CHF
• Advanced age (especially >75)
• Volume depletion
• IABP
• Anemia
• Hemodynamic instability
• Concurrent nephrotoxic medications
• High osmolality or large volume of contrast media

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