Perioperative Increases in Serum Creatinine Are Predictive of Increased 90-Day Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

R. Brown, Jeremiah; P. Cochran, Richard; J. Dacey, Lawrence; S. Ross, Cathy; S. Kunzelman, Karyn; F. Dunton, Robert; H. Braxton, John; Charlesworth, D; A. Clough, Robert; E. Helm, Robert; J. Leavitt, Bruce; A. MacKenzie, Todd; T. O’Connor, Gerald

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.105.000596

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Perioperative Increases in Serum Creatinine Are Predictive of Increased 90-Day Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Published in Circulation • Jul 4, 2006

Authors:

Jeremiah R. Brown

Richard P. Cochran

Lawrence J. Dacey

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Impaired renal function after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a key risk factor for in-hospital mortality. However, perioperative increases in serum creatinine and the association with mortality has not been well-studied. We assessed the hypothesis that perioperative incre...

Subject

Medicine

Creatinine

Perioperative

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