Effects of Anesthetic Techniques on Renal Function

Acute kidney injury is one of the major complications after heart surgery, which increases the mortality of patients. Therefore, early prevention and detection of acute kidney injury is particularly important. In recent years, more and more studies have shown that both sevoflurane, an inhaled anesthetic widely used in clinical practice, and propofol, an intravenous anesthetic, have protective effects on kidneys. The aim of this study was to investigate the perioperative effects of two different anesthetic techniques on renal function for pediatric cardiac surgery.