Int Urol Nephrol 2020 Feb 01
Serum osmolarity as a potential predictor for contrast-induced nephropathy following elective coronary angiography.
Kanbay M, Siriopol D, Ozdogan E, Afsar B, Ertuglu LA, Grigore M, Sag AA, Kuwabara M, Lanaspa MA, Ortiz A, Johnson RJ, Covic A
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a relatively common complication following primary coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervent ...
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J. Card. Fail. 2020 Jan 30
Effect of Loop Diuretics on the Fractional Excretion of Urea in decompensated Heart Failure.
Cox ZL, Sury K, Rao VS, Ivey-Miranda JB, Griffin M, Mahoney D, Gomez N, Fleming JH, Inker LA, Coca SG, Turner J, Wilson FP, Testani JM
Fractional excretion of urea (FEUrea) is often used to understand the etiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients receiving diuretics. While FEU ...
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Nov 25
Stage 1 acute kidney injury is independently associated with infection following cardiac surgery.
Griffin BR, Teixeira JP, Ambruso S, Bronsert M, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M
Severe acute kidney injury (AKI) is a known risk factor for infection and mortality. However, whether stage 1 AKI is a risk factor for infection has n ...
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Br J Anaesth 2020 Jan 29
Effect of dexmedetomidine on acute kidney injury after aortic surgery: a single-centre, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial.
Soh S, Shim JK, Song JW, Bae JC, Kwak YL
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and serious complication after aortic surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Dexmedetomidine, a selec ...
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Intensive care unit outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation: single-center experience and review of the literature.
Damaskos C, Kaskantamis A, Garmpis N, Dimitroulis D, Mantas D, Garmpi A, Sakellariou S, Angelou A, Syllaios A, Kostakis A, Lampadariou E, Floros I, Revenas K, Antoniou EA
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) is the treatment of choice for patients with end stage liver disease, acute liver failure, hepatocellular carci ...
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