Neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet ratio as a predictor of postoperative acute kidney injury in major abdominal surgery

Abstract Background Surgery is one of the leading causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients. Major abdominal surgery has the second higher incidences of AKI, after cardiac surgery. AKI results from a complex interaction between hemodynamic, toxic and inflammatory factors. The path...

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Main Authors: Joana Gameiro, José Agapito Fonseca, Joana Monteiro Dias, Joana Milho, Rosário Rosa, Sofia Jorge, José António Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1073-4