Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI)—A Novel Predictive Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI)—A Novel Predictive Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

<b> </b>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most frequent complications after cardiac surgery and is associated with poor outcomes. Biomarkers of AKI are crucial for the early diagnosis of this condition. Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is an alarm anti-protease that ha...

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Main Authors: Luisa Averdunk, Christina Fitzner, Tatjana Levkovich, David E. Leaf, Michael Sobotta, Jil Vieten, Akinobu Ochi, Gilbert Moeckel, Gernot Marx, Christian Stoppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
acute kidney injury
cardiovascular surgery
icu
complications
biomarkers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/11/1931

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