Troponin I serum levels predict the need of dialysis in incident sepsis patients with acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit

Abstract Introduction: Sepsis, an extremely prevalent condition in the intensive care unit, is usually associated with organ dysfunction, which can affect heart and kidney. Objective: To determine whether the cardiac dysfunction and the Troponin I forecast the occurrence of acute renal failure in...

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Main Authors: Daniel da Almeida Thiengo, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon, Miguel Luis Graciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2015-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002015000400433&lng=en&tlng=en