Biomarker enhanced risk prediction for development of AKI after cardiac surgery.
Michael L MerchantMichael E BrierMark S SlaughterJon B KleinKenneth R McLeishPublished in: BMC nephrology (2018)
Pre-operative urine measurement of CFB or HRG significantly enhanced the current post-surgery AKI risk stratification for more restrictive definition of AKI. HRG, but not CFB or clinical risk stratification, predicted AKI defined by KDIGO. The ability of these biomarkers to predict risk for dialysis-requiring AKI or death could not be reliably assessed in our study due to a small number of patients with either outcome.