Overview
In this exploratory study we explore the use of Shear Wave Elastography to differentiate between Acute Kidney Injury after vascular surgery and among the healthy population.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- No history of diabetes or hypertension
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate > 60 ml/min/m^2
- Structurally normal kidney on renal ultrasound
- BMI < 27 kg/m^2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prisoners directly admitted from a correctional facility
- Children < 19 years or under 50 kg body weight if age is unknown
- Patients with end stage renal disease or preexisting glomerular filtration rate less than or equal to 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or need for dialysis
- Patients with end stage heart disease on the cardiac transplant list
- Patients undergoing procedures without vascular surgery
- All transplant patients
- Patients on ventricular assist devices
- Patients undergoing emergency procedures
- Patients with body mass index > 27kg/m^2
- Any condition that would impede visualization of the kidneys by ultrasound