Blood transfusions are associated with urinary biomarkers of kidney injury in cardiac surgery

OBJECTIVE: Cardiac surgery is a major cause of acute kidney injury. In this setting, receipt of blood transfusions seems to be associated with a higher risk of acute kidney injury, as measured using serum creatinine values. We examined this association further by using urinary biomarkers of kidney injury. METHODS: A total of 1210 adults underwent cardiac surgery and were divided into 3 groups on the basis of the receipt of intraoperative packed …