Open AccessAcute renal failure following lung transplantation: risk factors, mortality, and long-term consequences
Author(s) -
Frédéric Jacques,
Ismaı̈l El-Hamamsy,
Annik Fortier,
Simon Maltais,
Louis P. Perrault,
Moïshe Liberman,
Nicolas Noiseux,
Pasquale Ferraro
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.034
Subject(s) - medicine , lung transplantation , intensive care medicine , transplantation , term (time) , lung , physics , quantum mechanics
Acute renal failure (ARF) frequently complicates lung transplantation. This study determined the prevalence, predictive factors, and consequences of ARF on long-term renal function and survival.
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