The role of perioperative sodium bicarbonate infusion affecting renal function after Cardiothoracic Surgery

• Main Authors: Katja Regina Turner (Author), Edward eFisher (Author), Erinn M Hade (Author), Timothy eHoule (Author), Michael eRocco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is associated with poor outcomes including increased mortality, length of hospital stay and cost. The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is reported to be between 3-30% depending on the definition of AKI. We designed a multicenter randomiz...