Acute kidney injury: Can remote ischaemic preconditioning prevent AKI?

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 512 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.119 Authors: Anna Zuk & Joseph V. Bonventre A randomized multicentre controlled study of 240 cardiac surgery patients at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) has demonstrated that remote ischaemic preconditioning can reduce the rate of AKI and requirement for renal replacement therapy. These findings suggest this procedure could be a promising therapeutic option for this high-risk patient group.

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Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - July 28, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Anna ZukJoseph V. Bonventre Tags: News and Views Source Type: research

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