scholarly journals Successful Treatment of Rhabdomyolysis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury with Haemoadsorption and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Wun Fung Hui ◽  
Kam Lun Hon ◽  
Kin Shing Lun ◽  
Karen Ka Yan Leung ◽  
Wing Lum Cheung ◽  
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We report two children with rhabdomyolysis-associated acute kidney injury who were successfully treated with a haemoadsorption column CytoSorb® in addition to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). A 14-year-old girl with multiorgan failure requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation developed rhabdomyolysis due to reperfusion injury. Her creatine kinase (CK) and lactate levels continued to escalate despite high-dose CRRT. A haemoadsorption column was therefore added post-CRRT filter, which brought down the CK level from 264,500 IU/L to 97,436 IU/L after 8 hours of therapy. Another 4-year-old boy with epilepsy and cerebral palsy who was admitted for gastroenteritis with dehydration developed acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis with a peak CK level of 946,060 IU/L. He was initially treated with CRRT for 40 hours, which reduced his CK level to 147,580 IU/L. Two sessions of haemoadsorption were then performed in addition to the CRRT, which further lowered his CK level to 32,306 IU/L in 48 hours. Both patients demonstrated enhanced reduction of CK levels when the haemoadsorption column was used in addition to the CRRT, and no specific complication related to the haemoadsorption therapy was reported. Our cases showed that haemoadsorption can be considered as an adjunctive therapy for children with severe rhabdomyolysis-associated acute kidney injury.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luming Zhang ◽  
Zichen Wang ◽  
Fengshuo Xu ◽  
Yinlong Ren ◽  
Didi Han ◽  
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Abstract Background: Sepsis has high incidence and fatality rates in intensive care units, often leading to renal failure. The effectiveness of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (S-AKI) patients is currently uncertain.Aim: Joint mode was used to determine the effect of CRRT on the lactate levels and survival of S-AKI patients.Methods: A retrospective study was applied to patients with sepsis and AKI, which were extracted from the MIMIC-III public database, with the endpoint being 28-day mortality. Every lactate level measurement within 28 days was observed and calculated using logarithms. Joint model combined the longitudinal analysis of the natural logarithm of the lactate level [log(lactate)] in longitudinal submodel and Cox regression by trajectory function, demonstrating the effects of CRRT on 28-day survival and log(lactate) changes, and its final relationship with the event status.Results: Among the 717 S-AKI patients, 157 received CRRT. CRRT was not associated with 28-day mortality. After adjustments, the relationship between CRRT use and log(lactate) elevation was statistically significant. The parameter estimation of CRRT and log(lactate) indicated that using CRRT will increase log(lactate) by 0.041 in S-AKI patients. The joint model also instigated a fixed association between changes in the lactate level and the event result, revealing an exp value of (1.755) =5.78, indicating that an increase of one unit in log(lactate) will increase the risk of 28-day mortality 5.78-fold. Conclusion: CRRT does not improve the prognosis of patients with sepsis and acute kidney injury in critical-care units and has a tendency of increasing lactate levels, which is a significant risk factor for the prognosis.



2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Panu Uusalo ◽  
Tapio Hellman ◽  
Mikko J. Järvisalo

Abstract Background Perioperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with multiple postoperative complications leading to prolonged hospital stay and higher costs. AKI requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) after surgery has an incidence of 2–6% and mortality approximates 40–60%. Previous studies examining mortality in perioperative AKI patients managed with CRRT have concentrated on cardiac surgery patients and there are very limited data on broad surgical patient populations requiring CRRT. We examined long-term mortality and factors associated with poor outcome in a broad surgical population requiring CRRT for perioperative AKI during a 10-year period. Methods Surgical patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of academic tertiary hospital requiring CRRT between years 2010–2019 were included. CRRT was performed using regional citrate-calcium-anticoagulation. Extracted data included patient demographics, comorbidities, and clinical parameters at ICU admission and at the initiation of CRRT. Creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were measured at 1 year after ICU admission. Results A total of 157 patients were included in the study. ICU mortality was 42.7%, 90-day mortality 58.0% and 1-year mortality 62.4%. Blood lactate at ICU admission and CRRT initiation were independently associated with mortality in the multivariate models. Patients with lactate > 4 mmol/l had higher mortality than patients with normal lactate (77% vs. 21%) (p < 0.001). Creatinine (p = 0.004) and eGFR (p < 0.001) remained significantly altered at 1 year of follow-up compared to baseline. Conclusions Patients undergoing surgery and requiring perioperative CRRT in the ICU have a high risk of mortality. Mortality appears to be independently associated with lactate levels.



2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn Kyung Kee ◽  
Eun Jin Kim ◽  
Kyoung Sook Park ◽  
Seung Gyu Han ◽  
In Mee Han ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Nowak-Kózka ◽  
Kamil J. Polok ◽  
Jacek Górka ◽  
Jakub Fronczek ◽  
Anna Gielicz ◽  
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Abstract Background The effect of renal replacement therapy on drug concentrations in patients with sepsis has not been fully elucidated because the pharmacokinetic properties of many antimicrobials are influenced by both pathophysiological and treatment-related factors. The aim of this study was to determine meropenem concentrations in patients with sepsis before and after the initiation of continuous venovenous hemodialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA-CVVHD). Methods The study included 15 critically ill patients undergoing RCA-CVVHD due to sepsis-induced acute kidney injury. All participants received 2 g of meropenem every 8 h in a prolonged infusion lasting 3 h. Meropenem concentrations were measured in blood plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Blood samples were obtained at six-time points prior to and at six-time points after introducing RCA-CVVHD. Results The median APACHE IV and SOFA scores on admission were 118 points (interquartile range [IQR] 97–134 points) and 19.5 points (IQR 18–21 points), respectively. There were no significant differences in the plasma concentrations of meropenem measured directly before RCA-CVVHD and during the first 450 min of the procedure. The drug concentration reached its peak 2 h after initiating the infusion and then steadily declined. Conclusions The concentration of high-dose meropenem (2 g every 8 h) administered in a prolonged infusion was similar before and after the introduction of RCA-CVVHD in patients with sepsis who developed acute kidney injury.



Author(s):  
Shahrzad Tehranian ◽  
Khaled Shawwa ◽  
Kianoush B Kashani

Abstract Background Fluid overload, a critical consequence of acute kidney injury (AKI), is associated with worse outcomes. The optimal fluid removal rate per day during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is unknown. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the ultrafiltration rate on mortality in critically ill patients with AKI receiving CRRT. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study where we reviewed 1398 patients with AKI who received CRRT between December 2006 and November 2015 at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. The net ultrafiltration rate (UFNET) was categorized into low- and high-intensity groups (&lt;35 and ≥35 mL/kg/day, respectively). The impact of different UFNET intensities on 30-day mortality was assessed using logistic regression after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, fluid balance from intensive care unit (ICU) admission to CRRT initiation, Acute Physiologic Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation III and sequential organ failure assessment scores, baseline serum creatinine, ICU day at CRRT initiation, Charlson comorbidity index, CRRT duration and need of mechanical ventilation. Results The mean ± SD age was 62 ± 15 years, and 827 (59%) were male. There were 696 patients (49.7%) in the low- and 702 (50.2%) in the high-intensity group. Thirty-day mortality was 755 (54%). There were 420 (60%) deaths in the low-, and 335 (48%) in the high-intensity group (P &lt; 0.001). UFNET ≥35 mL/kg/day remained independently associated with lower 30-day mortality (adjusted odds ratio = 0.47, 95% confidence interval 0.37–0.59; P &lt; 0.001) compared with &lt;35 mL/kg/day. Conclusions More intensive fluid removal, UFNET ≥35 mL/kg/day, among AKI patients receiving CRRT is associated with lower mortality. Future prospective studies are required to confirm this finding.



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