Open AccessThe effect of obesity on acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Author(s) -
Katie E. O’Sullivan,
John Byrne,
Amy Hudson,
Anna Marie Murphy,
Denise M. Sadlier,
John P. Hurley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.458
H-Index - 192
eISSN - 1085-8687
pISSN - 0022-5223
DOI - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.082
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , body mass index , cardiac surgery , odds ratio , cardiopulmonary bypass , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , surgery , obesity , creatinine , retrospective cohort study , optics , physics
Postoperative acute kidney injury is a frequent and serious consequence of cardiac surgery. We undertook to investigate the association of obesity and the risk of acute kidney injury development after cardiac surgery.
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