Elevated level of troponin is frequently observed among patients with renal dysfunction. Increase in troponin after cardiac surgery may predict postoperative outcome in cardiac surgery patients. However, the relationship between the increased troponin and outcome after cardiac surgery has not been fully elucidated in patients with renal dysfunction.
This is a retrospective observational study to evaluate the prognostic value of postoperative troponin in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery. Electrical medical records of patients who underwent cardiac surgery between 2004 and 2015 will be assessed. Perioperative laboratory data including troponin and glomerular filtration rate, type of surgery, and outcome variables including mortality will be analysed to determine the prognostic value of postoperative value of postoperative troponin in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5,000
assess postoperative troponin levels after cardiac surgery in patients with renal dysfunction
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
mortality
mortality after cardiac surgery
Time frame: through study completion, average 3 years
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