Is Preoperative Endothelial Dysfunction a Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor for Renal Injury Associated With Noncardiac Surgery?

For patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, preoperative endothelial function assessed by noninvasive peripheral arterial tonometry was not associated with perioperative AKI. Perioperative renal injury was associated strongly with MINS, and this may represent a mechanism by which AKI increases adverse outcomes.