Serum cystatin C is a sensitive early marker for changes in the glomerular filtration rate in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery

OBJECTIVE:Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy results in transient oliguria and decreased glomerular filtration and renal blood flow. The presence of oliguria and elevated serum creatinine is suggestive of acute renal injury. Serum cystatin C has been described as a new marker for the detection of t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodrigo Moreira e Lima, Lais Helena Camacho Navarro, Giane Nakamura, Daneshvari R. Solanki, Yara Marcondes Machado Castiglia, Pedro Tadeu Galvão Vianna, Eliana Marisa Ganem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000600378&lng=en&tlng=en