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Calculation of a Synthetic Gather using the Aki-Richards Approximation to the Zoeppritz Equations
… with respect to increasing offset angle. The Aki-Richards linear approximation is used to create a synthetic seismic gather with offset angles up to fifty degrees. This gather is compared to a synthetic gather created using commercially available software.</p>
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Biomarkers and Factors related to Risk of Acute Kidney Injury
… </strong>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, length of hospital stay, and in-hospital cost. Timely intervention is needed to prevent disease progression, but the delay in diagnostic process often results in delayed treatment. Recent …
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Patterns of acute kidney injury and functional outcome scores in pediatric patients hospitalized with acute respiratory failure
BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is diagnosed in up to 30% of children admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) and is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on patient-centered outcomes and quality of life among survivors of …
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Akute Nierenschädigung nach Transkatheter-Aortenklappenimplantation
… und Verlauf einer akuten Nierenschädigung (AKI) nach TAVI untersucht. Methodik In einer retrospektiven Single-Center-Studie analysierten wir Daten von 811 konsekutiven Patienten, die sich in den Jahren 2017 und 2018 einer elektiven TAVI unterzogen. AKI wurde entsprechend der Kidney Disease …
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Identification of Early Diagnostic and Predictive Biomarkers of Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Using Metabolomics
… therapy, manifesting as acute kidney injury (AKI) in approximately one-third of patients receiving cisplatin. AKI is defined as an abrupt decline in kidney function and is associated with several short- and long-term adverse outcomes, including chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, …
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Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury Treated with Dialysis during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (AKI) may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality in young and often otherwise healthy women. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive pregnancies between 1997 and 2011 in Ontario and describe the incidence, characteristics, …
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Importance of renal function in cardiac surgery
Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication after cardiothoracic surgery and is associated with increased short- and long-term mortality risk. Despite extensive studies in the field, a comprehensive understanding of this syndrome has remained elusive, partly due to …
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Utilising Routine Population Healthcare Data for Epidemiological Research and Quality Improvement in Care: Application of a National Acute Kidney Alerting System as a Proof of Concept
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a global health issue known to cause avoidable harm and death. Improvement in its prevention and management is therefore considered an important goal for the healthcare sector. While improvement science states that without measurement, improvement is not possible, at …
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Rhabdomyolysis-induced Acute Kidney Injury in Sickle Cell Disease
… of skeletal muscle fibers. Acute kidney injury (AKI), a major complication of rhabdomyolysis, contributes to long-term morbidity through the development of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Both of these are leading causes of mortality in individuals with sickle cell syndromes, …
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Risk Factors and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Post Procedural Acute Kidney Injury in Patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Participant Use Data File (PUF), 2014
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) following surgical procedures puts an enormous burden on the health care system by increasing the length of hospital stay, requiring renal replacement therapy or kidney transplant, and even leading to death. Few studies have been performed to determine the predictive …
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Study of epidemiology, management and outcome of acute kidney injury post noncardiac surgery over 12 months at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
INTRODUCTION : Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a disorder that is defined by rising serum creatinine and reduced urine output. It occurs in approximately 1-7% of hospitalized patients and is a major predictor of morbidity and mortality. It increases the costs and duration of hospital stay. AKI has …
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Characterization of Novel CB2 Agonist SMM-295 and Its Effects in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
<p>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major problem clinically affecting up to two-thirds of intensive care unit patients, and results in increased hospitalization time, the risk of developing chronic kidney disease, and mortality. Hallmarks of AKI include tubular cell death and a decrease in renal …
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An analysis of the mechanisms of acute kidney injury and novel biomarkers
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a prevalent systemic disorder that has an extremely high rate of mortality even after detection. Historically, the diagnosis and treatment of AKI was marred by the lack of universally accepted criteria defining AKI. Therefore, reports of incidence and mortality varied …
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Vascular Mechanisms of Rhabdomyolysis-induced Acute Kidney Injury
… tubular injury, and acute kidney injury (AKI). The mechanisms that underlie rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI are not fully understood but may involve the local production of vasoactive mediators in the kidney. Myoglobin stimulated endothelin-1 (ET-1) production in proximal tubular cells, an …
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Paediatric acute kidney injury management in an African setting
… training in the field of acute kidney injury (AKI) and reviewed innovative techniques for acute peritoneal dialysis, which also included costing of forms of acute dialysis in children. Dialysis for Paediatric AKI in Cape Town, South Africa A review of our dialysis database of over 593 cases for …
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Gravity assisted continuous flow peritoneal dialysis (CFPD) in children with acute kidney injury
… has long been a mainstay of acute kidney injury (AKI) management in children of all ages, and it remains the most commonly used modality in low-income regions, where continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is not widely available. Compared to extracorporeal therapies, PD has lower clearance …
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Investigating kidney disease clinical epidemiology using routinely collected administrative data and proteomics
… and characterization of acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute-on-chronic kidney disease (A-on-CKD) and kidney disease progression using rule-based laboratory- and database-embedded algorithms and proteomic analysis. The research includes three components. Firstly, an …
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Nursing Perspectives and Opinions on Early or Delayed Sepsis Treatment: A Mixed Methods Approach
… is responsible for 50% of acute kidney injury (AKI), which is the most common form of organ dysfunction seen in critical care. Sepsis associated AKI results in loss of, or decreased renal function, is associated with adverse long-term outcomes, and carries a higher mortality rate than non-septic …
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Investigating the antibody-independent functions of B lymphocytes
… associated with acute kidney injury (AKI), coordinating a systemic response in which neutrophils and inflammatory monocytes are mobilised from the bone marrow to the injured kidney. We found that during murine models of AKI, neutrophils exit the bone marrow and increase in the blood …
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