This Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) commentary focuses largely on recommendations from the ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines that are pertinent to individuals at risk of chronic kidney disease or with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.
Only patients meeting ACC criteria and the calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using CKD epidemiology collaboration study equation preoperatively and at 12-month follow-up were included in the analysis.