Serum Cystatin C as a predictor of cardiac surgery associated-acute kidney injury in patients with normal preoperative renal functions. A prospective cohort study

Serum Cystatin C as a predictor of cardiac surgery associated-acute kidney injury in patients with normal preoperative renal functions. A prospective cohort study

Introduction: Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) remains a known complication, where postoperative (PO) Cystatin C (Cys C) has been shown to be an earlier marker than the relatively late appearing creatinine (Cr). We sought to evaluate the reliability of preoperative (pre-OP) C...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Samy, Tamer S. Fahmy, Hasan Effat, Alaa Ashour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Cystatin C
Cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730317300051

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