2015
Urine Biomarkers and Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Preoperative Estimated GFR
Koyner JL, Coca SG, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Patel UD, Shlipak MG, Garg AX, Parikh CR, Consortium T, Raman J, Jeevanandam V, Akhter S, Devarajan P, Bennett M, Ma Q, Griffiths R, Edelstein C, Passik C, Nagy J, Swaminathan M, Chu M, Goldbach M, Guo L, McKenzie N, Myers M, Novick R, Quantz M, Schumann V, Webster L, Zappitelli M, Palijan A, Dewar M, Darr U, Hashim S, Elefteriades J, Geirsson A, Garwood S, Kemp R, Butrymowicz I. Urine Biomarkers and Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Preoperative Estimated GFR. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2015, 66: 1006-1014. PMID: 26386737, PMCID: PMC4658239, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injurySevere acute kidney injuryPost-operative dialysisBaseline eGFRKidney injuryInterleukin-18Urinary biomarkersDevelopment of AKIAKI Network stage 1Clinical acute kidney injuryPerioperative acute kidney injuryKidney injury molecule-1Liver-type fatty acid binding proteinBaseline kidney functionImpact of PreoperativeSerum creatinine levelsHours of surgeryInjury molecule-1Prospective cohort studyGlomerular filtration rateNumber of patientsPerformance of biomarkersFatty acid binding proteinAdjusted RRsPreoperative eGFR
1999
Interval or Permanent Nonoperative Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Scholl F, Coady M, Davies R, Rizzo J, Hammond G, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. Interval or Permanent Nonoperative Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. JAMA Surgery 1999, 134: 402-406. PMID: 10199313, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.134.4.402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Type A Aortic DissectionType A Aortic DissectionA Aortic DissectionAortic dissectionShort-term outcomesOperative candidatesNonoperative managementMedical therapyMedical treatmentAggressive medical therapyImmediate surgical therapyInitial operative treatmentSevere aortic insufficiencyAggressive medical treatmentGroup of patientsShort-term survivalHospital mortalityAcute typeCoronary ischemiaInitial misdiagnosisNonoperative therapySignificant comorbiditiesVascular complicationsAortic insufficiencyDefinitive operation