Tag: Renal Failure

The PROTECTION Trial – A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection

by Mark Ramzy posted August 12, 2024 No Comments

Background Information: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most frequent complications of cardiac surgery and the cause is complex. Renal hypoperfusion from decreased glomerular filtration rate after cardiopulmonary bypass is a major contributor.1 This in combination with exogenous ...

CardiovascularRenal and GenitourinaryResuscitation

Race Multiplier in the eGFR Equation: What’s the impact for African-Americans?

by Amanda Russo, MD posted May 12, 2022 No Comments

Background: Race is a sociological construct that affects how clinicians deliver health care to various racial/ethnic groups. This in turn affects clinical outcomes. Thus, African Americans with chronic kidney disease have worse outcomes with respect to hypertension control, timely nephrology ...

Ethical and LegalRenal and Genitourinary