Renal Resistive Index: A Tool for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit-Outcome? A Pilot Observational Study

Renal Resistive Index: Not Only for Kidney Clinics

“…significant increase of mortality risk for this sample of post-operative Intensive Care Unit (ICU) population (P < .001). 10 In line with Bossard et al findings, 8 we successfully used RRI as a guide during the treatment of a case of severe renal failure after cardiac surgery. In this case, RRI allowed us to titrate fluids and drugs therapy and predict the clinical course earlier than the traditional marker of renal impairment, ie, serum Creatinine.…”