Abstract Objectives after cardiac surgery remains of uncertain clinical significance. Therefore, we investigated the relationship of severity across urine output and creatinine domains with the risk for major adverse kidney events..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES This study aims to improve early detection of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) compared to classical clinical scores. METHODS Data from 7633 patients who underwent cardiac..
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Abstract Background The utilization of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO) as a life‐supporting therapy has increased exponentially over the last decade. As more patients receive and survive ECMO, there are..
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Abstract Objective To determine the predictors of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) following nonemergent cardiac surgery among patients with variable preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) levels. Methods A retrospective..
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Abstract Objective The right choice of fluid replacement still is a matter of debate. Recently, two large-scale studies on the use of (HES) in the intensive care setting have been published,..
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Abstract Purpose To examine the effect of discontinuing hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions on length of hospital stay, transfusion, risk of death, acute kidney injury (AKI), and dialysis. Methods We conducted..
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