May 23, 2023
Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 12% of patients after noncardiac surgery and in up to 40% of patients post cardiac surgery. While there are not any reliable FDA-approved ways to prevent AKI post-surgery, Antonio Hernandez, MD, Edward Sherwood, PhD, MD, Mark de Castecker, MBBS, PhD, and colleagues are hoping to change this with their novel pretreatment strategy.