Perioperative hemoglobin area under the curve is an independent predictor of renal failure after cardiac surgery. Results from a Spanish multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Perioperative hemoglobin area under the curve is an independent predictor of renal failure after cardiac surgery. Results from a Spanish multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Perioperative anemia is an important risk factor for cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI). Nonetheless, the severity of the anemia and the time in the perioperative period in which the hemoglobin level should be considered as a risk factor is conflicting. The present study introd...

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Main Authors: Paula Duque-Sosa, Diego Martínez-Urbistondo, Gemma Echarri, Raquel Callejas, María Josefa Iribarren, Gregorio Rábago, Pablo Monedero, Spanish group of renal dysfunction in cardiac surgery (GEDRCC-2)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5321429?pdf=render

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