Acute kidney injury based on KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) criteria in patients with elevated baseline serum creatinine undergoing cardiac surgery
Introduction: Preoperatively elevated serum creatinine (SCr) is considered an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to apply the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes classification for acute kidney injury in a population of patients...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382014000300299&lng=en&tlng=en |