Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers but Not Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Are Associated With a Reduced Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Major Surgery

• Main Authors: Shao-Yu Yang (Author), Tao-Min Huang (Author), Tai-Shuan Lai (Author), Nai-Kuan Chou (Author), Chun-Hao Tsao (Author), Yi-Ping Huang (Author), Shuei-Liong Lin (Author), Yung-Ming Chen (Author), Vin-Cent Wu (Author), NSARF study group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: We investigated the respective effects of preoperative angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality.Methods: In this nested case-control study, we enrolled 20,276 patient...