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Effects of low-dose atrial natriuretic peptide infusion on cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.
J Crit Care
April 2017
Clinical Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. Electronic address:
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on renal function and medical costs in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with cardiac surgery.
Materials And Methods: The Japanese trial for AKI in Post-cardiovascular surgery patients by ANP (JAPAN) was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted in 11 hospitals in Japan. Acute kidney injury was defined as an increase in serum creatinine of at least 0.