Transfusion and risk of acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue SUPPL1, 2012, Pages

  Karkouti, K ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

blood, transfusion; kidney, failure; surgery, cardiovascular

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; IRON;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 84871188792     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes422     Document Type: Article

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