Over the last decade, significant progress has been made in the identification and validation
of novel biomarkers as well as refinements in the use of serum creatinine as a marker of …

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a common and serious
postoperative complication of cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and …

Background Few trials of acute kidney injury (AKI) prevention after surgery have been
conducted, and most observational studies focus on AKI following cardiac surgery. The …

Kidney function monitoring using creatinine-based glomerular filtration rate estimation is a
routine part of clinical practice. Emerging evidence has shown that cystatin C may improve …

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr) are not very sensitive and specific
markers of kidney function in acute kidney injury (AKI) as they are influenced by many renal …

Inflammation has an integral role in the pathophysiology of AKI. We investigated the
associations of two biomarkers of inflammation, plasma IL-6 and IL-10, with AKI and …

When and in whom to initiate continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for acute kidney
injury (AKI) remains a highly controversial topic with large practice variation around the …

In the past two decades, a substantial increase in the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI)
and kidney injury requiring dialysis has occurred in North America. This increase has …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a commonly encountered clinical syndrome. Although it often
complicates community acquired illness, it is more common in hospitalized patients …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients and is
associated with adverse short-and long-term outcomes. AKI is diagnosed by serum …