“…[98][99][100] Intraoperative risk factors also are associated with postoperative CSA-AKI, including the use of intra-aortic balloon pumps, hypothermic circulatory arrest, the use of vasopressors, and the number of blood transfusions needed. 96,101,102 Based on these risk factors, a variety of clinical tools have been developed and validated to improve the AKI risk stratification of individual patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Table 3). Importantly, the role of cardiopulmonary bypass pump as a risk factor for CSA has been investigated intensively.…”