The effects of acute renal denervation on kidney perfusion and metabolism in experimental septic shock

Abstract Background Perfusion deficits likely play an important role in the development of renal dysfunction in sepsis. Renal denervation may improve kidney perfusion and metabolism. Methods We randomized 14 female sheep to undergo bilateral surgical renal denervation (n = 7) or sham procedure (n = ...

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Main Authors: Emiel Hendrik Post, Fuhong Su, Koji Hosokawa, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Antoine Herpain, Jacques Creteur, Daniel De Backer, Jean-Louis Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0586-6