Rosa M. Smoor, MD
Low oxygen delivery thresholds increase the risk for acute kidney injury in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, a new study has concluded.
The team of Dutch researchers behind the investigation also identified a critical oxygen delivery (DO2) threshold of 270 mL/min/m2, which they said proved applicable to both frail and nonfrail patients.
“Acute kidney injury [AKI] is one of the most common complications after cardiac surgery,”