Research Article

Perioperative Elevation in Cell-Free DNA Levels in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Possible Contribution of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps to Perioperative Renal Dysfunction

Table 3

Results of multiple logistic regression analyses for contributing factors to perioperative morbidity of acute kidney injury in the total study cohort.

Odds ratiop value

Duration of surgery (h)1.60 (1.19–2.13)0.003
Serum dsDNA on POD-1 (per 100 ng/mL)2.09 (1.28–3.40)0.002

dsDNA: double-strand DNA.
POD-1: postoperative day-1 (the day after surgery).