Journal article
The Association Between Perioperative Hemoglobin and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of noncardiac surgery and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Perioperative hemoglobin concentrations are strongly associated with surgical mortality, but little is known about their relationship with AKI. We studied hemoglobin concentration before and 24 hours after surgery and its association with AKI.
METHODS: We performed a single-center observational cohort study …
Authors
Walsh M; Garg AX; Devereaux PJ; Argalious M; Honar H; Sessler DI
Journal
Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 117, No. 4, pp. 924–931
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 2013
DOI
10.1213/ane.0b013e3182a1ec84
ISSN
0003-2999