Incidence and In‐Hospital Mortality of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Dialysis‐Requiring AKI (AKI‐D) After Cardiac Catheterization in the National Inpatient Sample

Abstract

The Incidence of AKI among cardiac catheterization and PCI patients has increased sharply in the United States, and this should be addressed by implementing prevention strategies. However, mortality has significantly declined, suggesting that efforts to manage AKI and AKI-D after cardiac catheterization and PCI have reduced mortality.