A case of Acute Renal Failure with Hemoglobinuria Following Open Heart Surgery.
- Author:
Jong Ho KIM
1
;
Jun Hee SUL
;
Sung Kyu LEE
;
Pyung Kil KIM
;
In Jun CHOI
;
Bum Ku CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury*;
Biopsy;
Cardiac Catheterization;
Cardiac Catheters;
Heart*;
Hemoglobinuria*;
Incidence;
Kidney;
Necrosis;
Perfusion;
Thoracic Surgery*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1980;23(9):724-729
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute renal failure is a serious complication after open heart surgery which involve total body perfusion but the reported incidence of the complication has varied widely. We have experienced a case of acute renal failure with hemoglobinuria following an open heart surgery for correction of ventricular septal depect, which was comfirmed by cardiac catheterization. Kidney biopsy shows a typical change of acute tubular necrosis. A brief review of literature was also presented.
