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Open AccessNormalized lactate load as an independent prognostic indicator in patients with cardiogenic shock
Early prognosis evaluation is crucial for decision-making in cardiogenic shock (CS) patients. Dynamic lactate assessment, for example, normalized lactate load, has been a better prognosis predictor than single...
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Open AccessWeekend effect on the incidence and outcomes of cardiac surgery associated - acute kidney injury
The effects of surgical day (workdays or weekends) on occurrence and outcome of cardiac surgery associated -acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) remains unclear. This study aimed to compare the incidence and short-te...
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Open AccessProteinuria is a risk factor for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in patients with stages 3–4 chronic kidney disease: a case control study
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery, and preoperative renal dysfunction is an important risk factor. Proteinuria indicates renal structural damage, but there are few studie...
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Open AccessThe ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes multiplying platelet predicts incidence of pulmonary infection-related acute kidney injury
Inflammation is a crucial factor in the pathogenesis and development of acute kidney injury (AKI). Macrophages, as an important innate immune cell, regulate immune response and play a pathophysiological role i...
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Open AccessHemodilution is associated with underestimation of serum creatinine in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective analysis
Fluid overload is related to the development and prognosis of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI). The study is to investigate the influence of serum creatinine (SCr) corrected by fluid ba...
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Open AccessImpact of cardiac catheterization timing and contrast media dose on acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
The association between pre-operative cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) has been reported inconsistently. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect ...
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Open AccessRole of elevated red cell distribution width on acute kidney injury patients after cardiac surgery
The aim of the study was to explore associations between elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) and acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (CS-AKI).