Journal article
Urinary Cystatin C and Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common after cardiac surgery and is associated with adverse patient outcomes. Urinary cystatin C (CysC) level is a biomarker of proximal tubule function and may increase earlier in AKI than serum creatinine level.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Authors
Koyner JL; Garg AX; Shlipak MG; Patel UD; Sint K; Hong K; Devarajan P; Edelstein CL; Zappitelli M; Thiessen-Philbrook H
Journal
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 730–738
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2013
DOI
10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.12.006
ISSN
0272-6386