全腔静脉肺动脉连接术术后急性肾损伤对预后影响的回顾性队列研究

目的研究全腔静脉肺动脉连接术(TCPC)后急性肾损伤(AKI)的患病率、严重程度及其对于住院期间短期预后的影响。方法回顾性分析我院2010年1月1日至2014年12月31日TCPC患者的术前、术中及术后临床资料,剔除术前接受肾脏替代治疗、肌酐值记录缺失、合并瓣膜手术的病例。通过单因素和多因素分析确定AKI是否与术后住院时间、重症监护时间、机械通气时间、医院获得性感染和早期死亡率相关。结果总共163例患者纳入本研究,AKI患病率为57.1%(n=93),轻度AKI 26.4%(n=43),中度AKI 12.3%(n=20),重度AKI 18.4%(n=30)。AKI组院内感染率较高(15.1%vs.0.0%,P<0.001)。多变量回归分析显示,两组机械通气时间差异无统计学意义(中位数,8 h vs.7 h,P=0.529)。多变量回归分析显示,AKI延长术后住院时间(中位数,10 d,95%CI 3.9~16.0,P=0.001)和重症监护时间(103.9 h,95%CI 48.6~159.2,P<0.001)。结论TCPC术后发生AKI常见。AKI与较高的院内感染率有关。AKI延长了患者术后住院时间和重症监护时间,但未延长术后机械通气时间。     

Effect of post-nephrectomy acute kidney injury on renal outcome: a retrospective long-term study

Purpose

The effects on renal prognosis of acute kidney injury after elective unilateral nephrectomy are ill-defined. We evaluated as whether post-operative acute kidney injury modifies renal outcome over the long term.

Methods

This is a retrospective study examining all consecutive adult patients referred to three Nephrology Units and that had previously undergone elective unilateral nephrectomy. We evaluated the association of post-nephrectomy acute kidney injury with the combined renal outcome of chronic dialysis requirement, ≥ 40% decline in glomerular filtration rate or new-onset severe proteinuria (> 500 mg/24 h). Clinical correlates of acute kidney injury and renal outcome were also examined.

Results

106 patients were enrolled. 52 patients had post-operative acute kidney injury with a median increment of serum creatinine of 0.67 [0.48–0.86] mg/dl; in these patients, serum creatinine and urea increased from the first day post-nephrectomy while contraction of urinary output was found in 7 patients. Older age [OR: 1.72; 95% CI 1.05–2.82; P = 0.030] associated with post-operative acute kidney injury. Over a median follow-up of 8.9 [95% CI 3.1–24.2] years, the combined renal outcome occurred, respectively, in 28 (53.8%) and 14 (25.9%) patients with and without acute kidney injury (P = 0.003). Logistic regression analysis showed that acute kidney injury (OR: 3.22; 95% CI 1.35–7.66; P = 0.008) and male gender (OR: 2.72; 95% CI 1.08–6.85; P = 0.034) were associated with poor renal outcome after adjustment for main comorbidities.

Conclusions

In our population of referred patients, acute kidney injury after unilateral nephrectomy was common and associated with progressive chronic kidney disease, especially in older males.

     

Long-term renal function in living kidney donors with simple renal cysts: A retrospective cohort study

Simple (Bosniak I) renal cysts are considered acceptable in living kidney donor selection in terms of cancer risk. However, they tend to increase in number and size over time and might compromise renal function in donors. To clarify their implications for long-term renal function, we characterized the prevalence of renal cysts in 454 individuals who donated at our center from 2000 to 2007. We estimated the association between the presence of cysts in the kidney remaining after nephrectomy (ie, retained cysts) and postdonation eGFR trajectory using mixed-effects linear regression. Donors with retained cysts (N = 86) were older (P < .001) and had slightly lower predonation eGFR (median 94 vs 98 mL/min/1.73 m², P < .01) than those without cysts. Over a median 7.8 years, donors with retained cysts had lower baseline eGFR (_−8.7 −5.6 _−2.3 mL/min/1.73 m², P < .01) but similar yearly change in eGFR (_−0.4 0.02 _0.4 mL/min/1.73 m², P = .2) compared to those without retained cysts. Adjusting for predonation characteristics, there was no difference in baseline eGFR (P = .6) or yearly change in eGFR (P > .9). There continued to be no evidence of an association when we considered retained cyst(s) ≥10 mm or multiple retained cysts (all P > .05). These findings reaffirm current practices of accepting candidates with simple renal cysts for donor nephrectomy.     

Analysis of long-term renal outcome in patients after acute kidney injury

Objective To follow up the long-term prognosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) patients with normal basic renal function, and to further identify the clinical features as well as risk factors associated with the prognosis of AKI patients. Methods Clinical date of 166 patients who occurred AKI episode during hospitalization from Jan 1 2011 to Dec 31 2014 in The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. All these patients had normal basic renal function and had follow-up of more than two years after discharge. According to their renal function after two years, patients were divided into recover and non-recover group. The clinical features and risk factors associated with the prognosis of AKI patients were identified using multivariate logistic regression, and the proportion of renal function progression was calculated during follow-up period. Results One hundred and sixty-six patients were enrolled in this observational study, including 114 male, 52 female with an average age of 58.1±16.6. Eighty-seven patients were AKI stage 1, 39 AKI stage 2, and 40 AKI stage 3. Thirty-seven patients were caused by pre-renal factors, 113 patients by renal causes and 16 patients by post-renal causes. Renal function when discharged (P=0.002, OR=2.980) and infection (P=0.003, OR=2.786) were the risk factors of failing to restore after two years. Eighty-four patients' renal function returned to normal when discharged, but the number of patients whose renal function progressed to CKD 3 stage and even worse 1 year and two years later were 12 (14.3%) and 20 (23.8%) respectively. Fifty-four patients were diagnosed as partial recovery and 28 patients as non-recovery when discharged. One year later 22 (40.7%) and 12 (42.9%) patients' renal function progressed to CKD 3 stage and more, while those numbers became 28 (51.9%) and 16 (57.1%) two years later. Conclusions The risk factors of AKI long-term outcome include unrecovered renal function when discharged and infection. After AKI episode, even with fully recovered renal function, patients are still possible to progress to CKD, highlighting the importance of follow-up observation.     

Withholding and withdrawal of therapy in patients with acute renal injury: a retrospective cohort study

The incidence of withholding and withdrawal of therapy in the setting of multi-organ failure in critically ill patients has increased. Epidemiological data on the decision-making process of withholding or withdrawal of therapy from Australian and New Zealand intensive care units is sparse. We examined the clinical and electronic records of 179 consecutive patients, admitted to the ICU between 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2001, who had acute renal injury. Acute renal replacement therapy was offered in 11.2% of patients. Therapy was withheld or withdrawn in 21.2% of patients. The levels of supportive care were comparable between those who had therapy withheld or withdrawn and those who had full intensive care therapy until such a decision was made. Predicted mortality (OR 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01-1.08, P = 0.03) and age (OR 1.04, 95% CI: 1.00-1.08, P = 0.03) were independently associated with the decision to withhold or withdraw therapy. The mean ICU stay of those with withdrawal or withholding of therapy was much shorter than those with full therapy (2.5 vs 5.7 days). This was likely to be due to an older age of our cohort, rapid progressive nature of the acute disease, a different clinical approach to treating critically ill elderly patients, or a combination of these factors. This pattern of practice was quite different from those reported from ICUs in other parts of the world. A prospective multi-centre observational study will clarify the pattern of practice in this important area of intensive care practice in Australasia.     

Incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in a pediatric setting: a cohort study

Background

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a common pathology among adult patients, with an incidence ranging from 3–25 % depending on risk factors. Little information is available regarding CI-AKI incidence, risk factors, and prognostic impact in the pediatric population.

Methods

We performed a retrospective study of pediatric patients who underwent computed tomography (CT) scan with iodinated contrast media injection between 2005 and 2014 in five pediatric units of a university hospital. CI-AKI was defined according to Kidney Disease/Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria.

Results

Of 346 identified patients, 233 had renal function follow-up and were included in our analyses. CI-AKI incidence was 10.3 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 6.4–14.2 %]. CI-AKI was associated with 30-day unfavorable outcome before (45.8 % vs. 19.7 %, P?=?0.007) and after [odds ratio (OR) 3.6; 95 % CI 1.4–9.5] adjustment for confounders. No independent risk factors of CI-AKI were identified.

Conclusions

CI-AKI incidence was as high as 10.3 % following intravenous contrast media administration in the pediatric setting. As reported among adults, CI-AKI was associated with unfavorable outcome after adjustment for confounders. Although additional studies are needed in the pediatric setting, our data suggest that physicians should maintain a high degree of suspicion toward this complication among pediatric patients.

     

A retrospective study of short- and long-term effects on renal function after acute renal infarction

Purpose: Acute renal infarction is often missed or diagnosed late due to its rarity and non-specific clinical manifestations. This study analyzed the clinical and laboratory findings of patients diagnosed with renal infarction to determine whether it affects short- or long-term renal prognosis. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 100 patients diagnosed as acute renal infarction from January 1995 to September 2012 at Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, South Korea. Results: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurred in 30 patients. Infarct size was positively correlated with the occurrence of AKI (p?=?0.004). Compared with non-AKI patients, AKI occurrence was significantly correlated with degree of proteinuria (p?p?=?0.035). AKI patients had higher levels of aspartate transaminase (p?p?p?=?0.027). AKI after acute renal infarction was more common in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) (eGFR?60?mL/min (p?=?0.003). Most patients recovered from AKI, except for seven patients (7%) who developed persistent renal impairment (chronic kidney disease progression) closely correlated with magnitude of infarct size (p?=?0.015). Six AKI patients died due to combined comorbidity. Conclusions: AKI is often associated with acute renal infarction. Although most AKI recovers spontaneously, renal impairment following acute renal infarction can persist. Thus, early diagnosis and intervention are needed to preserve renal function.     

Mild preoperative renal dysfunction as a predictor of long-term clinical outcome after coronary bypass surgery

BACKGROUND: Renal dysfunction is a prognostic marker in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, no long-term follow-up studies on the influence of mild renal dysfunction on mortality in patients undergoing coronary bypass grafting have been reported. Therefore, we aimed to identify the significance of preoperative (mild) renal dysfunction as a long-term predictor of clinical outcome after coronary bypass surgery. METHODS: In 358 patients who underwent isolated saphenous vein aorta-coronary artery bypass grafting, estimated glomerular filtration rates were calculated with the Cockroft-Gault equation (GFRc). Patients were categorized into 2 groups (group 1, GFRc >71.1 mL x min (-1) x 1.73 m (-2) ; group 2, GFRc <71.1 mL x min (-1) x 1.73 m (-2) ). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analyses were performed to determine the independent prognostic value of GFRc. RESULTS: During a median follow-up of 18.2 years, 233 patients (65.1%) died. Patients who died had lower GFRc and were older. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that total mortality in patients with lower GFRc was significantly increased (lower GFRc group vs normal GFRc group: hazard ratio, 1.44; P = .019). Lower GFRc was also an independent predictor of cardiac mortality (hazard ratio, 1.51; P = .032). No significant differences were observed between groups in the occurrence of myocardial infarction and the need for reintervention. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that after long-term follow-up, preoperative mild renal dysfunction is an independent predictor of long-term (cardiac) mortality in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting.     

Aprotinin and renal dysfunction after pediatric cardiac surgery

BACKGROUND: Aprotinin is a potent antifibrinolytic drug, which reduces postoperative bleeding and transfusion requirements. Recently, two observational studies reported increased incidence of renal dysfunction after aprotinin use in adults. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the safety of aprotinin use in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. METHODS: Data were prospectively and consecutively collected from 657 pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The database was assessed with regard to a possible relationship between aprotinin administration and dialysis and between aprotinin and postoperative renal dysfunction [defined as 25% decrease in the creatinine clearance (Ccr) compared with the preoperative value] by propensity-score adjustment and multivariable methods. RESULTS: The incidence of dialysis (9.6% vs 4.1%; P = 0.005) and renal dysfunction (26.3% vs 16.1%; P = 0.019) was higher in patients who received aprotinin; however, propensity adjusted risk ratios were not significant [odds ratio (OR) of dialysis: 1.22; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.46-3.22; OR of renal dysfunction 1.26; 95% CI: 0.66-1.92]. Aprotinin significantly reduced blood loss in the first postoperative 24 h. The main contributors of renal dysfunction were CPB duration, cumulative inotropic support, age, preoperative Ccr, amount of transfusion and pulmonary hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the higher incidences of renal dysfunction and failure in the aprotinin group, an independent role of the drug in the development of renal dysfunction or dialysis could not be demonstrated in pediatric cardiac patients undergoing CPB.     

Renji acute kidney injury score is a useful tool to predict acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Objective To validate the effect of Renji acute kidney injury score (RAKIS) on predicting patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgeries, and make comparison with Cleveland score, simplified renal index (SRI) and acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery (AKICS). Methods Patients undergoing open heart surgery from 2008/01/01 to 2010/10/31 in Renji hospital were enrolled, and their scores of those four scoring models were calculated. AKI patients were diagnosed by KDIGO, and those scores of AKI patients and non-AKI patients were compared. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under curve (AUC) were used to decide the predictive values of those models. Results A total of 1126 patients were chosen in this cohort, with the average age of (58.43±14.88) years (rang from 18 to 88). The male to female ratio was 1.47∶1. And 355(31.5%) patients were developed AKI. AKI stage Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 65.4%, 23.7% and 11.0% respectively. RAKIS was significantly higher in AKI patients than in non-AKI patients (17.5 vs 9.0, P＜0.001). The AUCs of RAKIS to predict AKI, AKI Ⅱ-Ⅲ stages, renal replacement therapy (RRT) and in-hospital death were 0.818, 0.819, 0.800 and 0.784 respectively. The AUCs of Cleveland score and SRI were 0.659 to 0.710, lower than those of RAKIS and AKICS. AKICS had lower value for predicting AKI and AKI Ⅱ-Ⅲ stages (AUC 0.766 and 0.793), but good value in predicting RRT and in-hospital death after surgery (AUC 0.804 and 0.835) as compared with RAKIS. Conclusions RAKIS is valid and accurate in the discrimination of KDIGO defined AKI patients, while for predicting the composite end point, AKICS may be more useful.     

A new model to predict acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in patients with renal insufficiency

ObjectiveTo establish a simple model for predicting postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with renal insufficiency (CKD stages 3–4) who underwent cardiac surgery.MethodsA total of 330 patients were enrolled. Among them, 226 were randomly selected for the development group and the remaining 104 for the validation group. The primary outcome was AKI requiring RRT. A nomogram was constructed based on the multivariate analysis with variables selected by the application of the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator. Meanwhile, the discrimination, calibration, and clinical power of the new model were assessed and compared with those of the Cleveland Clinic score and Simplified Renal Index (SRI) score in the validation group. Results: The rate of RRT in the development group was 10.6% (n = 24), while the rate in the validation group was 14.4% (n = 15). The new model included four variables such as postoperative creatinine, aortic cross‐clamping time, emergency, and preoperative cystatin C, with a C-index of 0.851 (95% CI, 0.779–0.924). In the validation group, the areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for the new model, SRI score, and Cleveland Clinic score were 0.813, 0.791, and 0.786, respectively. Furthermore, the new model demonstrated greater clinical net benefits compared with the Cleveland Clinic score or SRI score.ConclusionsWe developed and validated a powerful predictive model for predicting severe AKI after cardiac surgery in patients with renal insufficiency, which would be helpful to assess the risk for severe AKI requiring RRT.     

A pilot goal-directed perfusion initiative is associated with less acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Background

We sought to determine whether a pilot goal-directed perfusion initiative could reduce the incidence of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.

Postoperative biomarkers predict acute kidney injury and poor outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs commonly after pediatric cardiac surgery and associates with poor outcomes. Biomarkers may help the prediction or early identification of AKI, potentially increasing opportunities for therapeutic interventions. Here, we conducted a prospective, multicenter cohort study involving 311 children undergoing surgery for congenital cardiac lesions to evaluate whether early postoperative measures of urine IL-18, urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), or plasma NGAL could identify which patients would develop AKI and other adverse outcomes. Urine IL-18 and urine and plasma NGAL levels peaked within 6 hours after surgery. Severe AKI, defined by dialysis or doubling in serum creatinine during hospital stay, occurred in 53 participants at a median of 2 days after surgery. The first postoperative urine IL-18 and urine NGAL levels strongly associated with severe AKI. After multivariable adjustment, the highest quintiles of urine IL-18 and urine NGAL associated with 6.9- and 4.1-fold higher odds of AKI, respectively, compared with the lowest quintiles. Elevated urine IL-18 and urine NGAL levels associated with longer hospital stay, longer intensive care unit stay, and duration of mechanical ventilation. The accuracy of urine IL-18 and urine NGAL for diagnosis of severe AKI was moderate, with areas under the curve of 0.72 and 0.71, respectively. The addition of these urine biomarkers improved risk prediction over clinical models alone as measured by net reclassification improvement and integrated discrimination improvement. In conclusion, urine IL-18 and urine NGAL, but not plasma NGAL, associate with subsequent AKI and poor outcomes among children undergoing cardiac surgery.     

Hypertension after injury among burned combat veterans: A retrospective cohort study

Background

The long-term health effects of burn are poorly understood. We sought to evaluate the relationship between burn and the subsequent development of hypertension.

Reversible anuric acute kidney injury secondary to acute renal autoregulatory dysfunction

Autoregulation of glomerular capillary pressure via regulation of the resistances at the afferent and efferent arterioles plays a critical role in maintaining the glomerular filtration rate over a wide range of mean arterial pressure. Angiotensin II and prostaglandins are among the agents which contribute to autoregulation and drugs which interfere with these agents may have a substantial impact on afferent and efferent arteriolar resistance. We describe a patient who suffered an episode of anuric acute kidney injury following exposure to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent while on two diuretics, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, and an angiotensin receptor blocker. The episode completely resolved and we review some of the mechanisms by which these events may have taken place and suggest the term “acute renal autoregulatory dysfunction” to describe this syndrome.