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Preoperative proteinuria predicts acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to examine the utility of using proteinuria in preoperative risk stratification for acute kidney injury. Acute kidney injury is a common and important complication for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Proteinuria, which reflects structural damage to the glomeruli or renal tubules, may aid the prediction of acute kidney injury. METHODS: The urine albumin to creatinine ratio and dipstick proteinuria …

Authors

Coca SG; Jammalamadaka D; Sint K; Philbrook HT; Shlipak MG; Zappitelli M; Devarajan P; Hashim S; Garg AX; Parikh CR

Journal

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 143, No. 2, pp. 495–502

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

February 2012

DOI

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.023

ISSN

0022-5223