Hepcidin Levels in Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Grafting Coby M.M. Laarakkers, BSc, Jack F.M. Wetzels, MD, PhD, Dorine W. Swinkels, MD, PhD American Journal of Kidney Diseases Volume 54, Issue 5, (November 2009) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.06.045 Copyright © 2009 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Fractional excretion (FE) of hepcidin-25 one day after cardiopulmonary bypass grafting in 28 consecutive patients who developed acute kidney injury (AKI; n = 6), versus those who did not (n = 22). AKI is defined as an increase in creatinine from day 1 to 4 of ≥25%; 2 patients (circles) showed a creatinine increase of >50%. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2009 54, DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.06.045) Copyright © 2009 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions