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Blood Pressure and Brain Injury in Cardiac Surgery: A Secondary Analysis of A Randomized Trial
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Intraoperative change in pEPO does not predict AKI. However, UPO2 shows promise, particularly in patients with higher risk of operative mortality. The disparity between these two markers of renal hypoxia may indicate that UPO2 reflects medullary oxygenation whereas pEPO reflects cortical oxygenation.
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