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

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

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