Interrelationship of preoperative anemia, intraoperative anemia, and red blood cell transfusion as potentially modifiable risk factors for acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery: a historical multicentre cohort study
Conclusions
Preoperative anemia, intraoperative anemia, and RBC transfusion on the day of surgery are interrelated risk factors for AKI after cardiac surgery. Targeting these risk factors may reduce the burden of AKI.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
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