Metabolic acidosis and strong ion gap in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.

Cai-Mei ZhengWen-Chih LiuJing-Quan ZhengMin-Tser LiaoWen-Ya MaKuo-Chin HungChien-Lin LuChia-Chao WuKuo-Cheng Lu

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

Whether high or low SIG values correlate with mortality in MA patients with AKI depends on its correlation with serum creatinine, chloride, albumin, and phosphate (P) levels. AG predicts short-term mortality and SIG value predicts both short- and long-term mortality among MA patients with AKI.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
cardiovascular events
cardiac surgery
risk factors
coronary artery disease
quantum dots
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes