scholarly journals Scrub typhus associated acute kidney injury in a 33-year-old male

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1427
Author(s):  
Nyamnyei Konyak ◽  
Medo M. Kuotsu ◽  
Labresai Mog ◽  
Sandipa Roy Chowdhury ◽  
Prity Ering ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Renal Impairment ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Scrub Typhus ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Orientia Tsutsugamushi ◽  
Typhus Fever

Scrub typhus or bush typhus is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. An eschar at the site of bite is evidentiary of scrub typhus. Increased mortality is seen in cases presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonitis, meningitis, myocarditis and multi-organ dysfunction. Renal impairment in scrub typhus should be identified and management initiated early to prevent the progress of the damage. Scrub typhus if left undiagnosed and untreated results in high morbidity and mortality. Here we report a case of a 33-year-old male with AKI following scrub typhus fever. In our case early diagnosis and management led the patient to recovery.

Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

2020 ◽  
pp. 088506662094404
Author(s):  
Shubhi Kaushik ◽  
Sindy Villacres ◽  
Ruth Eisenberg ◽  
Shivanand S. Medar
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Oxygenation Index ◽  
Significant Difference

Objectives: To describe the incidence of and risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and study the effect of AKI on patient outcomes. Design: A single-center retrospective study. Setting: A tertiary care children’s hospital. Patients: All patients less than 18 years of age who received invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) and developed ARDS between July 2010 and July 2013 were included. Acute kidney injury was defined using p-RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, and end-stage renal disease) criteria. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: One hundred fifteen children met the criteria and were included in the study. Seventy-four children (74/115, 64%) developed AKI. The severity of AKI was risk in 34 (46%) of 74, injury in 19 (26%) of 74, and failure in 21 (28%) of 74. The presence of AKI was associated with lower Pao 2 to Fio 2 (P/F) ratio ( P = .007), need for inotropes ( P = .003), need for diuretics ( P = .004), higher oxygenation index ( P = .03), higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP; P = .01), higher mean airway pressure ( P = .008), and higher Fio 2 requirement ( P = .03). Only PEEP and P/F ratios were significantly associated with AKI in the unadjusted logistic regression model. Patients with AKI had a significantly longer duration of hospital stay, although there was no significant difference in the intensive care unit stay, duration of MV, and mortality. Recovery of AKI occurred in 68% of the patients. A multivariable model including PEEP, P/F ratio, weight, need for inotropes, and need for diuretics had a better receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve with an AUC of 0.75 compared to the ROC curves for PEEP only and P/F ratio only for the prediction of AKI. Conclusions: Patients with ARDS have high rates of AKI, and its presence is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.

scholarly journals COVID-19- or Tramadol-induced Seizure: A Differential Diagnosis in Young People

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 32009.1-32009.2
Author(s):  
Solmaz Nekoueifard ◽  
◽  
Mohammad Majidi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Health Organization

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first declared in December 2019 from Wuhan, China [1, 2]. It then has been reported a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization [3]. Clinical features of COVID-19 are different from asymptomatic to mild to moderate symptoms, such as fever, headache, myalgia, sore throat, anosmia, cough, fatigue headache, hemoptysis, and dyspnea to the life-threatening complications, including shock, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, acute kidney injury, multi-organ failure, and even death [1, 2].

scholarly journals Respiratory parameters and acute kidney injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a causal inference study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. 742-742
Author(s):  
Tacyano Tavares Leite ◽  
Cícero Abdon Malheiro Gomes ◽  
Juan Miguel Cosquillo Valdivia ◽  
Alexandre Braga Libório
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Causal Inference ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Respiratory Parameters

scholarly journals Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury in severe COVID-19 infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e237616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knut Taxbro ◽  
Hannes Kahlow ◽  
Hannes Wulcan ◽  
Anna Fornarve
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Forced Diuresis

We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with fever, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, dry cough, breathlessness and abdominal pain. He was admitted due to hypoxaemia and was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 and was subsequently referred to the intensive care unit for intubation and mechanical ventilation. Severe rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury developed 4 days later and were suspected after noticing discolouration of the urine and a marked increase in plasma myoglobin levels. Treatment included hydration, forced diuresis and continuous renal replacement therapy. In addition to the coronavirus disease acute respiratory distress syndrome, he was diagnosed with possible SARS-CoV-2-induced myositis with severe rhabdomyolysis and kidney failure. The patient survived and was discharged from intensive care after 12 days, returning home 23 days after hospitalisation, fully mobilised with a partially restored kidney function.

Does acute kidney injury affect survival in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?

Perfusion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 375-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Devasagayaraj ◽  
Nicholas C. Cavarocchi ◽  
Hitoshi Hirose
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Renal Failure ◽  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Vv Ecmo

Introduction: Patients who develop severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) despite full medical management may require veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) to support respiratory function. Survival outcomes remain unclear in those who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) during VV ECMO for isolated severe respiratory failure in adult populations. Methods: A retrospective chart review (2010-2016) of patients who underwent VV ECMO for ARDS was conducted with university institutional review board (IRB) approval. Patients supported by veno-arterial ECMO were excluded. AKI was defined by acute renal failure receiving CRRT and the outcomes of patients on VV ECMO were compared between the AKI and non-AKI groups. Results: We identified 54 ARDS patients supported by VV ECMO (mean ECMO days 12 ± 6.7) with 16 (30%) in the AKI group and 38 (70%) in the non-AKI group. No patient had previous renal failure and the serum creatinine was not significantly different between the two groups at the time of ECMO initiation. The AKI group showed a greater incidence of complications during ECMO, including liver failure (38% vs. 5%, p=0.002) and hemorrhage (94% vs. 45%, p=0.0008). ECMO survival of the AKI group (56% [9/16]) was inferior to the non-AKI group (87% [33/38], p=0.014). Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that VV ECMO successfully manages patients with severe isolated lung injury. However, once patients develop AKI during VV ECMO, they are likely to further develop multi-organ dysfunction, including hepatic and hematological complications, leading to inferior survival.

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