| Author/year | Predictors of mortality/ kidney graft failure |
| Ferguson [7] /1999 | Predictors of long-term mortality: Diabetes mellitus, higher number of pre-CABG myocardial infraction, renal transplantation before cyclosporine use, older age, unstable angina prior to CABG. |
| Ono [8] /2002 | Predictors of long-term mortality: female gender, low BMI, non-elective surgery. Predictors of long-term kidney graft loss: preoperative serum creatinine level. |
| Herzog [10] /2004 | Predictors of long-term mortality: age > 75 years old, CHF, diabetic end stage renal disease. |
| Massad [11] /2005 | Predictors of 1 year mortality: ejection fraction < 30%, history of CVA/stroke, previous CABG, chronic atrial fibrillation, No beta blockers, dialysis dependence. |
| Zhang [13] /2006 | Predictors of 30-Day mortality and adverse outcomes: preoperative renal insufficeinecy, mitral valve disease and left ventricular dysfunction. |
| John [15] /2007 | Predictors of 30-Day mortality were: preoperative CHF, non-elective surgery, prolonged CPB, peripheral vascular disease, and lower creatinine clearance. |
| Sharma A [18] /2010 | Predictors of 30-Day mortality: age, Diabetes mellitus and combined valve surgery. |
| Shayan [19] /2011 | Predictor of 30-Day mortality: age only. |
| Sharma R [20] /2012 | Predictors of long-term mortality were: increasing age and solid organ transplant. |
| Rocha [22] /2014 | Predictors of 30-Day mortality: age > 65 years old, Ejection fraction < 35%, and combined cardiac surgery. Predictors of permanent dialysis post cardiac surgery were: diabetes, hyperlipidemia, pre-op IABP, preoperative creatinine > 2 mg/dl, transient renal failure requiring dialysis. |
| Vargo [23] /2015 | Predictors of in-hospital mortality: age and acute renal failure. |
| Farag [26] /2017 | Predictors of 30-Day mortality: solid organ transplantation, intra-operative transfusion, and post-operative increase in bilirubin concentration., new onset dialysis, septicemia. |
| Bianco [31] /2020 | Predictors of 5-year mortality: COPD and CHF. |
| Fabio [32] /2021 | Predictors of 30-Day mortality: COPD, urgent operation, mechanical mitral valve replacement, post-operative infection, and CPB time. |
| Hundemer [3] /2021 | Predictors of Acute kidney injury: deceased donor and high pre-operative trough level of Calcineurin inhibitors. |