Early rise in postoperative creatinine for identification of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Keyvan KarkoutiVivek RaoChristopher T ChanDuminda N Wijeysunderanull nullPublished in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2017)
In patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, an early rise in postoperative creatinine is a useful marker for the early identification of AKI patients. This could allow inclusion of such patients in clinical trials of promising therapeutic strategies that need to be initiated soon after the onset of injury.