Amino Acids for Cardiac Surgery Associated AKI

Amino Acids for the Infant at Risk for Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of amino acid infusions in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Undergoing cardiac surgery and expected to be high risk

Exclusion Criteria:

• preoperative extracorporeal organ support
• CKD history (GFR<60ml/min/1.73m2 [≤1year] and GFR<90ml/min/1.73m2 [>1 year])
• serum creatinine defined preoperative AKI.