Publications by authors named "Lakshmi D Kartha"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how a special test called renal resistive index (RRI) can help doctors quickly find out if a patient is having kidney problems during heart surgery.
- Researchers examined data from 180 heart surgery patients and found that RRI values after surgery were linked to kidney injury but those taken before surgery weren't.
- The results suggest that using RRI during surgery could help doctors catch kidney injury earlier, so it should be part of regular tests during heart operations.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common serious complication after cardiac surgery. Doppler-determined renal resistive index (RRI) is a promising early AKI biomarker in this population. However, the relationship between aortic valve pathology (insufficiency and/or stenosis) and RRI is unknown.
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