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Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: focus on modifiable risk factors.
Keyvan Karkouti
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Duminda N Wijeysundera ,
Terrence M Yau ,
Jeannie L Callum ,
Davy C Cheng ,
Mark Crowther ,
Jean-Yves Dupuis ,
Stephen E Fremes ,
Blaine Kent ,
Claude Laflamme ,
Andre Lamy ,
Jean-Francois Legare ,
C David Mazer ,
Stuart A McCluskey ,
Fraser D Rubens ,
Corey Sawchuk ,
W Scott Beattie
Feb 03 2009
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Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is a major health issue. Lacking effective therapies, risk factor modification may offer a means of preventing this complication. The objective of the present study was to identify and determine the prognostic importance of such risk factors.