Acute kidney injury in septua- and octogenarians after cardiac surgery

Acute kidney injury in septua- and octogenarians after cardiac surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An increasing number of septua- and octogenarians undergo cardiac surgery. Acute kidney injury (AKI) still is a frequent complication after surgery. We examined the incidence of AKI and its impact on 30-day mortality.</p> <p...

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Main Authors: Schmid Christof, Haneya Assad, Puehler Thomas, Ried Michael, Diez Claudius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
extracorporeal circulation
mortality
septuagenarians
octogenarians
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/11/52

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