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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Intra-op Data Important for Assessing Postsurgical AKI Risk

Montreal—A study has found that intraoperative fluid management data can have an important role in risk prediction models for postoperative acute kidney injury.

The study, from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in New York City, concluded that adding these data to baseline risk prediction models improves their accuracy, giving anesthesiologists another tool in preventing the often devastating complication.