2017
Association of gain-of-function EPHX2 polymorphism Lys55Arg with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery
Shuey MM, Billings FT, Wei S, Milne GL, Nian H, Yu C, Brown NJ. Association of gain-of-function EPHX2 polymorphism Lys55Arg with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0175292. PMID: 28552948, PMCID: PMC5446112, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseCardiac surgery cohortSoluble epoxide hydrolaseCardiac surgeryKidney injurySurgery cohortAcute Kidney Injury Network criteriaIncidence of AKIPostoperative acute kidney injuryPercent of patientsGlomerular filtration rateBody mass indexAssociation of gainsRenal injuryCardiopulmonary bypassWhite patientsMass indexKidney diseaseFiltration ratePharmacological strategiesDiscovery cohortNetwork criteriaVariant carriersSEH activity
2010
Early Postoperative Statin Therapy Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Billings FT, Pretorius M, Siew ED, Yu C, Brown NJ. Early Postoperative Statin Therapy Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2010, 24: 913-920. PMID: 20599398, PMCID: PMC2992577, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAnesthesiaAnticoagulantsAprotininAtrial FibrillationBody Mass IndexCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassCritical CareFemaleHemostaticsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsKidney Function TestsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute kidney injuryPostoperative statin usePreoperative statin useStatin useCardiac surgery patientsBody mass indexStatin withdrawalKidney injuryStatin treatmentSurgery patientsCardiac surgeryMass indexLower incidenceIncidence of AKIRisk of AKIHigh central venous pressureElective cardiac surgery patientsHigher body mass indexLogistic regressionAKI risk factorsChronic statin usersPerioperative statin usePostoperative statin therapyPreoperative statin treatmentCentral venous pressure