Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: current understanding and future directions
Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: current understanding and future directions
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) complicates recovery from cardiac surgery in up to 30 % of patients, injures and impairs the function of the brain, lungs, and gut, and places patients at a 5-fold increased risk of death during hospitalization. Renal ischemia, reperfusion, inflammation, hemolysis, oxidative stress, cholesterol emboli, and toxins contribut...
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Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: current understanding and future directions
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4931708
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4931708
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1364-8535
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1466-609X,1364-8535
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10.1186/s13054-016-1352-z
