Peak Serum Chloride and Hyperchloremia in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Is Not Explained by Chloride-Rich Intravenous Fluid Alone: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the LICRA Trial

摘要

Objectives: With the exception of 0.9% saline, little is known about factors that may contribute to increased serum chloride concentration (S-Cl(-)) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. For the present study, the authors sought to characterize the association between administered chloride load from intravenous fluid and other perioperative variables, with peak perioperative S-Cl(-).