title: The kidney in critical illness: how to monitor a pivotal organ system.
abstract: Acute kidney injury is an important complication in patients undergoing major and especially cardiac surgery and in the critically ill. Within the last years, several new modalities have been developed for monitoring of renal function that may be used for early detection of patients developing renal dysfunction as well as to monitor the effects of treatments on this pivotal organ. The present manuscript aims to give a critical overview about recent developments in the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany. Heringlake@t-online.de
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heringlake
authors.forename: Julika
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schön
authors.forename: Hauke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paarmann
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: acute kidney injury; biomarkers; renal function