Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery in Low‑ and Middle‑Income Countries

Emmanuel Ndaba; Vukosi Baloyi

doi:10.5334/aogh.5185

Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery in Low‑ and Middle‑Income Countries

Annals of Global Health

Volume 92 (2026): Issue 1

By: Emmanuel Ndaba and Vukosi Baloyi

Open Access

|Jul 2026

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