New consensus criteria have fueled the awareness of postoperative acute kidney injury following radical or partial nephrectomy.

5.5% of the patients undgeroing radical or partial nephrectomy experienced acute kindey injury.

The incidence of acute kindey injury increased from 2.0% in 1998 to 10.4% in 2010.

Postoperative acute kidney injury during hospitalization was associated with an increased rate of in-hospital mortality, any complications, transfusion, prolonged length of stay, and higher hospital costs.