Orlando, Fla.—Although there is a significant association between elevated baseline pulse pressure and acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, no association exists with the weighted duration of intraoperative hemodynamic perturbations, such as hypotension or hypertension.
“It’s known that elevated pulse pressure is a predictor of acute kidney injury after CABG surgery,” said Miklos Kertai, MD, PhD, associate professor of