AUG 26, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shrunken pore syndrome increased the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a cohort study.
Annals of Medicine
Retrospective cohort study in a single centre showing a statistically significant association between shrunken pore syndrome and postoperative acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery, with adequate sample size and sensitivity analysis, but limited by observational design and lack of prospective validation.
Reported
Sample size1277
Postoperative AKI incidence overa…23.2% (296/1277)
SPS prevalence12.8% (164/1277)