Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does proteinuria predict postcardiotomy acute kidney injury in patients with preserved glomerular filtration rate?
Answer: Urine analysis is usually neglected before cardiac surgery despite the fact that proteinuria is the earliest manifestation of kidney dysfunction. In the current study, we show that urine protein is strongly and independently associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in subjects with preserved estimated glomerular filtration rate. These data suggest that such a relatively simple and clinically easy to use tool as a urinary dipstick may be useful to identify patients at high risk of acute kidney injury before cardiac surgery.
Output (English): yes