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Preoperative statin use is associated with a reduced risk of postoperative acute kidney injury

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Statin users are less likely to develop postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) than are nonusers, according to new data from an observational study. The investigators suggest that preoperative statin therapy might, therefore, be an effective strategy for the prevention of postoperative AKI.

Interestingly, the observed benefit of statin therapy differed according to the type of surgery...

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  1. Brunelli, S. M. et al. Preoperative statin use and postoperative acute kidney injury. Am J. Med. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.021

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  1. Ellen F. Carney
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Carney, E. Preoperative statin use is associated with a reduced risk of postoperative acute kidney injury. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 682 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.229

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