Risk assessment of acute kidney injury following cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and serious complication of cardiac surgery, associated with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. Although the RIFLE criteria serve as a prominent tool to identify patients at high risk of AKI, an optimized diagnosis model in clinic...

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Main Authors: Thomas Wittlinger, Martin Maus, Ingo Kutschka, Hassina Baraki, Martin G. Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-01382-x