Relationship between intraoperative serum lactate and hemoglobin levels on postoperative renal function in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Steven C MitchellAnirudh VinnakotaSalil V DeoAlan H MarkowitzBasar SareyyupogluYakov ElgudinBenjamin MedalionAdam TzagournisJoseph SabikSoon J ParkPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2018)
In this series, 15% of patients who underwent elective cardiopulmonary bypass developed transient acute renal dysfunction. High lactate levels and low hemoglobin levels during cardiopulmonary bypass were associated with an increased risk of kidney injury.