ArticleCureus2026
Defining Subclinical Acute Kidney Injury Within 72 Hours After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in Prone Position and Its Association With Outcomes: An Exploratory Study.
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introductionThis study aimed to investigate the effects of slight increases in the serum creatinine concentration (sCr) postoperatively that do not meet the diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury (AKI) on outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) in the prone position.
methodsA retrospective cohort study was carried out on patients who underwent MIE between January 2010 and December 2024. Patients who underwent MIE were categorized into three groups: those diagnosed with AKI based on the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes creatinine criteria within 72 hours after surgery (AKI group); those with a postoperative percentage increase in serum creatinine (ΔsCr%) of 30% or more compared with baseline (subclinical AKI group); and those with a ΔsCr% <30% (reference group). Patient outcomes were compared among the groups.
resultsOf 933 patients, 33, 12, and 888 patients were classified into the AKI, subclinical AKI, and reference groups, respectively. The proportion of patients with postoperative hospital stay ≥25 days and the proportion of patients who required mechanical ventilation after surgery were significantly higher in the AKI group (51.5%, 27.3%) and the subclinical AKI group (50.0%, 25.0%) than in the reference group (18.6%, 3.3%) (p<0.0167, Bonferroni correction). No statistically significant differences were identified between the AKI and subclinical AKI groups with respect to these outcomes.
conclusionsThe incidence of subclinical AKI, defined based on ΔsCr% after MIE, was 1.3%. Subclinical AKI patients were significantly more likely to require postoperative mechanical ventilation. To prevent worsening outcomes after MIE, not only AKI, but also subclinical AKI should be targeted for prevention.
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