Urine microscopy as a biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in about 22% of the patients undergoing cardiac surgery and 2.3% requires renal replacement therapy (RRT). The current diagnostic criteria for AKI by increased serum creatinine levels have limitations and new biomarkers are being tested. Urine...

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Main Authors: João Carlos Goldani, José Antônio Poloni, Fabiano Klaus, Roger Kist, Larissa Sgaria Pacheco, Elizete Keitel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2019-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002020000100018&tlng=en