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Hyperchloremia and postoperative acute kidney injury: a retrospective analysis of data from the surgical intensive care unit.

Tak Kyu OhIn-Ae SongSe Joong KimSung Yoon LimSang-Hwan DoJung-Won HwangJinhee KimYoung-Tae Jeon
Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2018)
Exposure to perioperative hyperchloremia is not associated with postoperative AKI in surgical ICU patients. However, in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (stage ≥ 3), a substantial perioperative increase in serum chloride levels may reflect a higher risk of AKI.
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