2012
Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Patel UD, Garg AX, Krumholz HM, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Koyner JL, Swaminathan M, Passik CS, Parikh CR. Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation 2012, 125: 1347-1355. PMID: 22322531, PMCID: PMC3312808, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.029686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute kidney injuryMild acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryPostoperative acute kidney injuryCardiac surgeryPreoperative BNPKidney injuryHigh riskAcute Kidney Injury Network definitionPreoperative brain natriuretic peptide levelsBrain natriuretic peptide levelsSerum brain natriuretic peptideAcute renal replacement therapyAcute Kidney Injury studyDoubling of creatinineHigher AKI riskPreoperative BNP levelsNatriuretic peptide levelsHigh-risk patientsRenal replacement therapyBrain natriuretic peptidePreoperative risk stratificationTypes of patientsAddition of BNPAKI cases
2005
Pharmacologic prophylaxis for postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmia in general thoracic surgery: Evidence from randomized clinical trials
Sedrakyan A, Treasure T, Browne J, Krumholz H, Sharpin C, van der Meulen J. Pharmacologic prophylaxis for postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmia in general thoracic surgery: Evidence from randomized clinical trials. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2005, 129: 997-1005. PMID: 15867772, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.07.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAmiodaroneAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationAtrial FlutterCalcium Channel BlockersDigitalis GlycosidesEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFlecainideHospital CostsHumansLength of StayMagnesiumMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPostoperative ComplicationsPremedicationPreoperative CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTachycardia, SupraventricularThoracic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeConceptsPostoperative atrial tachyarrhythmiasGeneral thoracic surgeryAtrial tachyarrhythmiasCalcium channel blockersRandomized clinical trialsThoracic surgeryClinical trialsSingle small trialLonger hospital stayUse of digitalisPossible adverse eventsFixed-effects modelAntiarrhythmic medicationsPharmacologic prophylaxisHospital stayProphylactic regimenAdverse eventsCommon complicationPulmonary edemaSignificant morbidityUnblinded trialCochrane DatabaseProphylactic useSmall trialsPlacebo control