Serum Creatinine and Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate: Independent Predictors of Renal Replacement Therapy following Cardiac Surgery.

CONCLUSION: Preoperative renal function, defined by serum creatinine or eGFR by CKD-EPI, NYHA class II-IV, and the number of blood units transfused were all independent predictors of RRT postoperatively. PMID: 30110680 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - August 15, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Drosos G, Ampatzidou F, Sarafidis P, Karaiskos T, Madesis A, Boutou AK Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research