Effects of preoperative high-oral protein loading on short- and long-term renal outcomes following cardiac surgery: a cohort study

Abstract Background Post-cardiac surgery acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with increased mortality. A high-protein meal enhances the renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and might protect the kidneys from acute ischemic insults. Hence, we assessed the effect of a preoperative...

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Main Authors: Faeq Husain-Syed, David R. Emlet, Jochen Wilhelm, Tommaso Hinna Danesi, Fiorenza Ferrari, Pércia Bezerra, Salvador Lopez-Giacoman, Gianluca Villa, Khodr Tello, Horst-Walter Birk, Werner Seeger, Davide Giavarina, Loris Salvador, Dana Y. Fuhrman, John A. Kellum, Claudio Ronco, the IRRIV-AKI Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-022-03410-x