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Incidence and diagnosis of Acute kidney injury in hospitalized adult patients...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) places a heavy burden on the healthcare system in China and is usually misdiagnosed. However, there are limited studies that have... -
Transcriptionally promiscuous "blurry" promoters in Tc1/mariner transposons a...
Abstract Background We have recently described a peculiar feature of the promoters in two Drosophila Tc1-like elements, Bari1 and Bari3. The AT-richness and the presence of weak... -
Cumulative fluid accumulation is associated with the development of acute kid...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and may be present on admission or develop during ICU stay. Our objectives... -
TSS seq based core promoter architecture in blood feeding Tsetse fly (Glossin...
Abstract Background Transcription initiation regulation is mediated by sequence-specific interactions between DNA-binding proteins (transcription factors) and cis-elements,... -
The KDIGO acute kidney injury guidelines for cardiac surgery patients in crit...
Abstract Background The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) guidelines assign the same stage of AKI to patients whether they fulfil urine... -
Identification of promoter elements in the Dolichospermum circinale AWQC131C ...
Abstract Background Dolichospermum circinale is a filamentous bloom-forming cyanobacterium responsible for biosynthesis of the paralytic shellfish toxins (PST), including... -
The effect of polymyxin B hemoperfusion on modulation of human leukocyte anti...
Abstract Background Recent randomized trials have not found that polymyxin B hemoperfusion (PMX-HP) improves outcomes for patients with sepsis. However, it remains unclear... -
Perioperative poor grip strength recovery is associated with 30-day complicat...
Abstract Background Although perioperative care during heart surgery has improved considerably, the rate of postoperative complications has remained stable. It has not been... -
A worldwide multicentre evaluation of the influence of deterioration or impro...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of critical illness and is associated with worse outcomes. However, the influence of deterioration or... -
Factors associated with acute kidney injury in acute respiratory distress syn...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most frequent extra-pulmonary organ failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The objective of this study was... -
Genetic variants in SERPINA4 and SERPINA5, but not BCL2 and SIK3 are associat...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a multifactorial syndrome, but knowledge about its pathophysiology and possible... -
Recovery from acute kidney injury as a potent predictor of survival and good ...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a well-known predictor for mortality. However, the natural course of AKI including... -
Effect of dual-acupoint and single-acupoint electric stimulation on postopera...
Abstract Background Transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation (TEAS) has shown benefits when used peri-operatively. However, the role of numbers of areas with acupoint... -
Impact of preoperative patient education on the prevention of postoperative c...
Abstract Background The prevention of postoperative complications is of prime importance after complex elective abdominal operations. Preoperative patient education may prevent... -
Influence of contrast media on renal function and outcomes in patients with s...
Abstract Background Recent studies have suggested a low potential risk for contrast medium-induced kidney injury in patients with relatively normal renal function. However,... -
Associations between tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to reflect ri...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 50% of all critically ill patients and hemodynamic abnormalities are... -
A prospective study of clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute kidney ...
Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem. We aim to evaluate the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of AKI episodes in our single... -
Influence of preoperative serum creatinine level and intraoperative volume of...
Abstract Objective This study aimed to determine if contrast medium volume (CMV) is a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI) during transcatheter aortic valve implantation... -
A prediction model of contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients wit...
Abstract Background Risk stratification is recommended as the key step to prevent contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) among at-risk patients following coronary... -
Diagnosis of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: differential rol...
Abstract Background A common and serious complication of cardiac surgery prompting early detection and intervention is cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI)....
