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Thesis etd-11102020-153441


Thesis type
Tesi di laurea specialistica LC6
URN
etd-11102020-153441
Thesis title
RENAL ARTERO-TO-VENOUS COUPLING: A BRAND-NEW DOPPLER INDEX PREDICTING AKI 3 IN POST-SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS
Department
RICERCA TRASLAZIONALE E DELLE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE IN MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA
Course of study
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA
Supervisors
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relatore Prof. Corradi, Francesco
relatore Prof. Forfori, Francesco
Keywords
  • acute kidney injury
  • renal artero-venous coupling
  • renal doppler
  • resistive index
Graduation session start date
01/12/2020
Availability
Withheld
Release date
01/12/2060
Abstract (Inglese)
Abstract (Italiano)
This work aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a new renal artero-to-venous coupling index (RAVC) as a predictor of acute kidney injury (AKI3) in post-surgical critical care patients, using the echo color Doppler method and comparing it to other renal indices, such as arterial resistance, venous impedance and renal systolic time intervals. This parameter is calculated as follows: (cardiac cycle time – venous flow time) / (total ejection time – pre-ejection time).
Conclusions: in this study, the artero-to-venous coupling index (RAVC) results to be the most accurate in predicting acute kidney injury.
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