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Pediatric Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Paper A Peer reviewed Meta-analysis or large trial

Key takeaways

This meta-analysis of 15 trials with 2,000 children found that using a specific drug to prevent kidney injury after heart surgery was not effective. The study used different surgical techniques and patient groups, so results may not apply to all children.

Who did this work

Arash Emami (Uppsala University) · Ebba Sivertsson (Uppsala University) · Johan Westerbergh (Uppsala University) · Michael Hultström (Uppsala University) · Johan Danielson (Uppsala University) · Peter Frykholm (Uppsala University) · Robert Frithiof (Uppsala University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-18
https://doi.org/10.1002/pan.70284