Effect of pentoxifylline on preventing acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery by measuring urinary neutrophil gelatinase - associated lipocalin

Effect of pentoxifylline on preventing acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery by measuring urinary neutrophil gelatinase - associated lipocalin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Based on Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria, we considered acute kidney injury (AKI) as an absolute increase in the serum creatinine (sCr) level of more than or equal to 0.3 mg/dl or 50%. The introduction of Urinary neutroph...

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Main Authors: Yousefshahi Fardin, Abbasi Kiomars, Khatami Mohammad, Soltaninia Hasan, Shafiee Akbar, Karimi Abbasali, Barkhordari Khosro, Haghighat Babak, Brown Virginia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/8

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