Critical oxygen delivery threshold during cardiopulmonary bypass in older cardiac surgery patients with increased frailty risk.
Rosa M SmoorEric P A van DongenLisa VerwijmerenInge A A M SchreursLisette M VernooijWilton A van KleiPeter G NoordzijPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Low DO2 increased the risk for CSA-AKI in older patients who had cardiac surgery. A critical DO2 threshold of 270 ml/min/m2 was applicable for frail and non-frail patients. The efficacy of a DO2 >270 ml/min/m2 to reduce CSA-AKI in older patients needs further evaluation.