Can preoperative neopterin levels predict acute kidney injury in patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery?

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of preoperative neopterin levels as a predictive marker for postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery, in addition to other potential risk factors.

Keywords

• acute renal injury
• cardiopulmonary bypass
• neopterin
• on-pump cardiac surgery
• postoperative complication