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

Abstract Background Whether perioperative hyperchloremia can induce postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is controversial. We investigated the association between perioperative hyperchloremia and postoperative AKI in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery. Methods We per...

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Main Authors: Tak Kyu Oh, In-Ae Song, Se Joong Kim, Sung Yoon Lim, Sang-Hwan Do, Jung-Won Hwang, Jinhee Kim, Young-Tae Jeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2216-5