Journal article
Postoperative Biomarkers Predict Acute Kidney Injury and Poor Outcomes after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs commonly after pediatric cardiac surgery and associates with poor outcomes. Biomarkers may help the prediction or early identification of AKI, potentially increasing opportunities for therapeutic interventions. Here, we conducted a prospective, multicenter cohort study involving 311 children undergoing surgery for congenital cardiac lesions to evaluate whether early postoperative measures of urine IL-18, urine …
Authors
Parikh CR; Devarajan P; Zappitelli M; Sint K; Thiessen-Philbrook H; Li S; Kim RW; Koyner JL; Coca SG; Edelstein CL
Journal
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 1737–1747
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2011
DOI
10.1681/asn.2010111163
ISSN
1046-6673