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Epidemiology and pathophysiology of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology - 1 Feb 2017
Fuhrman Dana Y, Kellum John A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a serious complication of cardiac surgery. An understanding of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of AKI in cardiac surgery patients is crucial to early recognition and proper management. RECENT FINDINGS: The article will review the current criteria used for defining AKI and the most recently published incidence rates of AKI in the cardiac surgery population....
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