AKI is an important clinical problem that has become increasingly more common.

Discussion: Following major gastrointestinal surgery, AKI occurred in one in seven patients.

Regarding long-term outcomes, wild-type kidneys regenerated completely within 5 weeks after AKI.

Within this context, stem cells may provide a clinical approach for AKI.

This preoperative prognostic model identified patients at high risk of postoperative AKI.