May Renal Resistive Index Be an Early Predictive Tool of Postoperative Complications in Major Surgery? Preliminary Results

Background. Patients who undergo high-risk surgery represent a large amount of post-operative ICU-admissions. These patients are at high risk of experiencing postoperative complications. Renal Resistive Index was found to be related with renal dysfunction, hypertension, and posttraumatic hemorrhagic...

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Main Authors: Enrico Giustiniano, Massimo Meco, Emanuela Morenghi, Nadia Ruggieri, Daniele Cosseta, Silvia Cirri, Orazio Difrancesco, Paola Cosma Zito, Yari Gollo, Ferdinando Raimondi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/917985