Acute renal failure in the cardiovascular surgical patient.
Acute renal failure is a known complication of cardiovascular surgery and is associated with a high mortality. Therapy should be aimed at prevention of oliguric renal failure, or at least its conversion to nonoliguric renal failure. Once renal failure is established, early dialysis with nutritional support probably gives the best chance for survival.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004285:Dogs; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012079:Renal Circulation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004232:Diuretics; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D008353:Mannitol; D005665:Furosemide; D004298:Dopamine