Nadir Hematocrit on Bypass and Rates of Acute Kidney Injury: Does Sex Matter? [1]
Data from a large multicenter registry were evaluated to determine whether there is a sex difference in susceptibility to acute kidney injury after CBP related to nadir hematocrit levels. Based on a 21% hematocrit threshold, 9.5% of men and 31.9% of women were affected. Rates of AKI were similar between the sexes. There was a strong interaction betwen sex and nadir Hct level; men were significantly more susceptible to AKI related to nadir Hct.