Journal article
Presurgical Serum Cystatin C and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with poor outcomes, but is challenging to predict from information available before surgery.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Authors
Shlipak MG; Coca SG; Wang Z; Devarajan P; Koyner JL; Patel UD; Thiessen-Philbrook H; Garg AX; Parikh CR; Consortium T-A
Journal
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 366–373
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2011
DOI
10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.03.015
ISSN
0272-6386