Difference between pre-operative and cardiopulmonary bypass mean arterial pressure is independently associated with early cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury

Difference between pre-operative and cardiopulmonary bypass mean arterial pressure is independently associated with early cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) contributes to increased morbidity and mortality. However, its pathophysiology remains incompletely understood. We hypothesized that intra-operative mean arterial pressure (MAP...

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Main Authors: Kanji Hussein D, Schulze Costas J, Hervas-Malo Marilou, Wang Peter, Ross David B, Zibdawi Mohamad, Bagshaw Sean M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/71

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