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Table 3 Major risk factors for AKI related to patient susceptibilities and/or to exposures in hospitalized patients

From: Acute kidney injury in the perioperative period and in intensive care units (excluding renal replacement therapies)

Underlying susceptibilities

Procedures/exposures

Age ≥65 yearsa

Sepsisa

Chronic kidney diseasea

Haemodynamic instability

Male

Perioperative perioda

 

Major surgerya (emergency, abdominopelvic, cardiovascular, thoracic, bleeding surgeries)

African origin

Severe burn

Obesity (BMI >40 kg/m2)

Severe trauma

Arterial hypertension

Nephrotoxic agents (drugs, radiocontrast agents)

Congestive cardiac insufficiency

 

Hepatocellular insufficiency

 

Severe respiratory insufficiency

 

Diabetes

 

Cancer

 

Anaemia

 
  1. aMost important risk factors