Abstract BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Experimental data suggest that increasing CPB flow beyond standard targets may..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES In cardiac surgery patients, acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs in the setting of haemodynamic instability and treatment with temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS). Recent evidence suggests amino..
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Abstract Objective Several human studies have associated nitric oxide administration via the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit with decreased incidence of cardiopulmonary bypass–associated acute kidney injury, but histopathologic and serologic evidence of..
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