Matthew F. Barhight

Multicenter Quality Improvement Project to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common after pediatric cardiac surgery and is associated with morbidity. We hypothesized that the incidence and severity of AKI could be decreased by a bundle of preventative interventions. Our aim was to decrease the incidence of post-operative AKI from a baseline of 41% to <30%...