Efficacy of Erythropoietin to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of erythropoietin for prevention acute kidney injury in CKD patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Timeline

Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-06

Publications

• Background Song YR, Lee T, You SJ, Chin HJ, Chae DW, Lim C, Park KH, Han S, Kim JH, Na KY. Prevention of acute kidney injury by erythropoietin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a pilot study. Am J Nephrol. 2009;30(3):253-60. doi: 10.1159/000223229. Epub 2009 Jun 2.
• Background Bahlmann FH, Fliser D. Erythropoietin and renoprotection. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2009 Jan;18(1):15-20. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e32831a9dde.
• Background Bernhardt WM, Eckardt KU. Physiological basis for the use of erythropoietin in critically ill patients at risk for acute kidney injury. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2008 Dec;14(6):621-6. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328317ee82.
• Nishiwaki H, Abe Y, Suzuki T, Hasegawa T, Levack WM, Noma H, Ota E. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for preventing acute kidney injury. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 20;9(9):CD014820. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014820.pub2.
• Tasanarong A, Duangchana S, Sumransurp S, Homvises B, Satdhabudha O. Prophylaxis with erythropoietin versus placebo reduces acute kidney injury and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized, double-blind controlled trial. BMC Nephrol. 2013 Jul 5;14:136. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-136.

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