Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Vascular Surgery Patients is Common and Associated WithIncreased Mortality.

Introduction.Vascular surgery patients have multiple risk factors for renal dysfunction, but acute kidney injury (AKI) is poorly studied in this group. The purpose of this study was to define the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of AKI in high risk vascular patients. Methods.Critically ill vascu...

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Main Authors: Donald Gilbert Harris, Grace eKoo, Michelle P McCrone, Adam S Weltz, William C Chiu, Rajabrata eSarkar, Thomas M Scalea, Jose J Diaz, Matthew E Lissauer, Robert Stuart Crawford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00008/full