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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2019-10-01
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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 |