Role of serum levels of intraoperative brain natriuretic peptide for predicting acute kidney injury in living donor liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND:Patients with end-stage liver disease frequently experience acute kidney injury (AKI) after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Serum levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) have increasingly been accepted as a predictor of AKI in clinical settings. This study investigated the pr...

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Main Authors: Min Suk Chae, Hyunjoon Park, Ho Joong Choi, Misun Park, Hyun Sik Chung, Sang Hyun Hong, Chul Soo Park, Jong Ho Choi, Hyung Mook Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209164