Body Composition May Be a Novel Presurgical Risk Factor for Acute Kidney Injury among Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Nephrectomy

Patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) undergoing nephrectomy are at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI). Prior studies have focused predominantly on nonmodifiable surgical AKI risk factors. We conducted the first investigation of body composition features and AKI to identify factors that could improve presurgical risk stratification and be targeted in future interventions. We analyzed data from 1199 patients with stages I–III, clear cell RCC …