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Validating a scoring tool to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with an increased risk of mortality. Preoperative risk scores can identify patients at risk for AKI and facilitate preventive strategies. Currently, validated risk scores are used to predict AKI requiring dialysis (AKI-D); les...

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Autores principales: Wong, Brian, St. Onge, Jennifer, Korkola, Stephen, Prasad, Bhanu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4349478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40697-015-0037-x