Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common post-operative complication which, in turn, significantly increases risk of other post-operative complications and mortality. This quality improvement project (QIP) aimed to evaluate and implement measures to decrease the incidence of AKI in post-operative Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) patients. Three data collection cycles were conducted using all T&O patients admitted to a single UK West Midlands NHS trust across three six-month periods between December 2018 and December 2020 (n=8215). Patients developing a post-operative AKI were identified using the Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria. Data was collected for these patients including demographic details and AKI risk factors such as ASA grade, hypovolaemia and use of nephrotoxic medications.Abstract
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