Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
How Would We Prevent Our Own Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery?
Study context
- Population
- Cardiac surgery patients at risk of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Outcome
- Prevention of AKI after cardiac surgery
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Perioperative balanced amino acid infusion: only pharmacological intervention with a beneficial effect on AKI in a high-quality double-blind RCT; benefit confirmed for severe AKI and applied to CKD patients
- Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) bundle of good clinical practice measures: meta-analysis of pooled data found no significant reduction in AKI
Original publication
How Would We Prevent Our Own Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 13 January 2025. doi:10.
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