Near-Infrared–Based Cerebral Oximetry for Prediction of Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children After Cardiac Surgery

Abstract

After pediatric cardiac surgery, near-infrared spectroscopy variability combined with clinical information improved discrimination for acute kidney injury. Future studies are required to identify whether supplementary, timely clinical interventions at the bedside, based on near-infrared spectroscopy variability analysis, could improve outcome.