Does greater increase in urinary hepcidin predict protection from acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass?
Urinary hepcidin and hepcidin:creatinine ratio are biomarkers of AKI after CPB, with an inverse association between its increase at 24 h and risk of AKI in the first five post-operative days. Measuring hepcidin in the urine on the first day following surgery may deliver earlier diagnosis and interventions.
There was little difference in the influence on postoperative cardiac function between semi-rigid rings and flexible rings or bands.