Journal article
Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is a major health issue. Lacking effective therapies, risk factor modification may offer a means of preventing this complication. The objective of the present study was to identify and determine the prognostic importance of such risk factors.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from a multicenter cohort of 3500 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at 7 hospitals during 2004 were analyzed …
Authors
Karkouti K; Wijeysundera DN; Yau TM; Callum JL; Cheng DC; Crowther M; Dupuis J-Y; Fremes SE; Kent B; Laflamme C
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 119, No. 4, pp. 495–502
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 3, 2009
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.108.786913
ISSN
0009-7322
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Acute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassCardiovascular DiseasesErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleHumansKidney DiseasesLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors