2016
High-Dose Perioperative Atorvastatin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Billings FT, Hendricks PA, Schildcrout JS, Shi Y, Petracek MR, Byrne JG, Brown NJ. High-Dose Perioperative Atorvastatin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016, 315: 877. PMID: 26906014, PMCID: PMC4843765, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overAspartate AminotransferasesAtorvastatinCardiac Surgical ProceduresCreatinineDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsAcute kidney injuryMorning of surgerySerum creatinine concentrationPlacebo groupCardiac surgeryStatin treatmentAtorvastatin groupKidney injuryClinical trialsCreatinine concentrationAcute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac SurgeryAdult cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsChronic kidney diseaseHours of surgeryPostoperative day 2Day of surgerySafety monitoring boardVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterAtorvastatin dailyStatin therapyAtorvastatin treatmentSurgery patientsKidney disease
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