Packed red blood cell transfusion associates with acute kidney injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Akeel M MerchantJavier A NeyraAbu MinhajuddinLauren E WehrmannRichard A MillsSarah K GualanoDharam J KumbhaniLynn C HuffmanMichael E JessenAmanda A Fox

Published in: BMC anesthesiology (2019)

Packed red blood cell transfusion, along with post-procedure use of inotropes and vasopressors, independently associate with acute kidney injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Further studies are needed to elucidate the pathobiology underlying these associations.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
minimally invasive
sickle cell disease
heart failure
case control