Venous congestion and IOH were primary exposures and quantified as area under the curve (AUC) of central venous pressure ≥12, 16 or 20 mmHg or mean arterial pressure ≤55, 65, 75 mmHg. The primary outcome was AKI or AKD defined as renal dysfunction persisting > 7 days after surgery. Multivariable logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine the association between intraoperative venous congestion/hypotension and postoperative acute adverse kidney events, respectively, adjusted for relevant confounding factors and multiple comparisons.
This study was aimed to explore the effect of intraoperative venous congestion and intraoperative hypotension (IOH) on acute adverse kidney events, defined as acute kidney injury (AKI) and acute kidney disease (AKD), after cardiac surgery