Improving the Prediction of Cardiac Surgery–Associated Acute Kidney Injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery. The inability to predict cardiac surgery-associated AKI is a major barrier to prevention and early treatment. Current clinical risk models for the prediction of cardiac surgery-associated AKI are insufficient, particul...

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Main Authors: Jordan Crosina, Jordyn Lerner, Julie Ho, Navdeep Tangri, Paul Komenda, Brett Hiebert, Nora Choi, Rakesh C. Arora, Claudio Rigatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024916301486