Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2718979 | The American Journal of Medicine | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative SUA was associated with increased incidence and risk for acute kidney injury, higher postoperative SCr values, and longer hospital length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation support in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A J-shaped relationship appears to exist between SUA and acute kidney injury.
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Authors
Vijay MD, Richard J. MD, Bhagwan MD, Michiko MD, PhD, Ganesh MD, Noel I. Ejaz, Amir A. Arif, A. Ahsan MD,