Predictive Role of Serum Cytokine Profiles in Acute Kidney Injury after Living Donor Liver Transplantation

• Main Authors: Min Suk Chae (Author), Youngchan Kim (Author), Hyun Sik Chung (Author), Chul Soo Park (Author), Jaemin Lee (Author), Jong Ho Choi (Author), Sang Hyun Hong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Previous studies have shown that a higher serum interleukin- (IL-) 6 level is associated with a higher risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) development after major nontransplant surgery. Our study investigated the potential association of preoperative serum cytokine profiles with new AKI...