Abstract:Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and it presents a higher risk of myocardial infarction, severe bleeding, transfusion, dialysis, and mortality. Dexmedetomidine has a protective effect on AKI after adult cardiac surgery. We want to study the impact of dexmedetomidine on the incidence of AKI in the postoperative period of TAVI procedure in our center. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing the administra… Show more
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