Renal dialysis Archives - Critical Care Science (CCS)

  • Original Article

    Hypothermia related to continuous renal replacement therapy: incidence and associated factors

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2021;33(1):111-118

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    Original Article

    Hypothermia related to continuous renal replacement therapy: incidence and associated factors

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2021;33(1):111-118

    DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20210012

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    ABSTRACT

    Objective:

    To evaluate the incidence of hypothermia in patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit. As secondary objectives, we determined associated factors and compared the occurrence of hypothermia between two modalities of continuous renal replacement therapy.

    Methods:

    A prospective cohort study was conducted with adult patients who were admitted to a clinical-surgical intensive care unit and underwent continuous renal replacement therapy in a high-complexity public university hospital in southern Brazil from April 2017 to July 2018. Hypothermia was defined as a body temperature ≤ 35ºC. The patients included in the study were followed for the first 48 hours of continuous renal replacement therapy. The researchers collected data from medical records and continuous renal replacement therapy records.

    Results:

    A total of 186 patients were equally distributed between two types of continuous renal replacement therapy: hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration. The incidence of hypothermia was 52.7% and was higher in patients admitted for shock (relative risk of 2.11; 95%CI 1.21 - 3.69; p = 0.009) and in those who underwent hemodiafiltration with heating in the return line (relative risk of 1.50; 95%CI 1.13 - 1.99; p = 0.005).

    Conclusion:

    Hypothermia in critically ill patients with continuous renal replacement therapy is frequent, and the intensive care team should be attentive, especially when there are associated risk factors.

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    Hypothermia related to continuous renal replacement therapy: incidence and associated factors
  • Articles

    Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: the importance of diagnostic criteria for establishing prevalence and prognosis in the intensive care unit

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2017;29(3):303-309

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    Articles

    Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: the importance of diagnostic criteria for establishing prevalence and prognosis in the intensive care unit

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2017;29(3):303-309

    DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20170041

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    ABSTRACT

    Objective:

    To establish whether there is superiority between contrast-induced acute kidney injury and contrast-induced nephropathy criteria as predictors of unfavorable clinical outcomes.

    Methods:

    Retrospective study carried out in a tertiary hospital with 157 patients undergoing radiocontrast infusion for propaedeutic purposes.

    Results:

    One hundred forty patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria: patients who met the criteria for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (59) also met the criteria for contrast-induced nephropathy (76), 44.3% met the criteria for KDIGO staging, 6.4% of the patients required renal replacement therapy, and 10.7% died.

    Conclusion:

    The diagnosis of contrast-induced nephropathy was the most sensitive criterion for renal replacement therapy and death, whereas KDIGO showed the highest specificity; there was no correlation between contrast volume and progression to contrast-induced acute kidney injury, contrast-induced nephropathy, support dialysis or death in the assessed population.

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    Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: the importance of diagnostic criteria for establishing prevalence and prognosis in the intensive care unit
  • Case Report

    Aortic and tricuspid endocarditis in hemodialysis patient with systemic and pulmonary embolism

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2015;27(2):185-189

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    Case Report

    Aortic and tricuspid endocarditis in hemodialysis patient with systemic and pulmonary embolism

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2015;27(2):185-189

    DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20150031

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    This is a case report of a 43-year-old Caucasian male with end-stage renal disease being treated with hemodialysis and infective endocarditis in the aortic and tricuspid valves. The clinical presentation was dominated by neurologic impairment with cerebral embolism and hemorrhagic components. A thoracoabdominal computerized tomography scan revealed septic pulmonary embolus. The patient underwent empirical antibiotherapy with ceftriaxone, gentamicin and vancomycin, and the therapy was changed to flucloxacilin and gentamicin after the isolation of S. aureus in blood cultures. The multidisciplinary team determined that the patient should undergo valve replacement after the stabilization of the intracranial hemorrhage; however, on the 8th day of hospitalization, the patient entered cardiac arrest due to a massive septic pulmonary embolism and died. Despite the risk of aggravation of the hemorrhagic cerebral lesion, early surgical intervention should be considered in high-risk patients.

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    Aortic and tricuspid endocarditis in hemodialysis patient with systemic
               and pulmonary embolism
  • Original Articles

    Correlation of the EuroSCORE with the onset of postoperative acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2013;25(3):233-238

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    Correlation of the EuroSCORE with the onset of postoperative acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2013;25(3):233-238

    DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20130040

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    OBJECTIVE:

    The objective of this study was to assess the correlation between the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) score and the risk of developing acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients.

    METHODS:

    This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary hospital on consecutive cardiac surgery patients (e.g., valvular, ischemic and congenital heart diseases) between October 2010 and July 2011.

    RESULTS:

    One hundred patients were assessed. Among the 100 patients, six were excluded, including five because of prior kidney disease or dialysis therapy and one because of incomplete medical records. The primary surgical indications were myocardial revascularization in 55 patients (58.5% of cases) and valve replacement in 28 patients (29.8%). According to the EuroSCORE, 55 patients were classified as high risk (58.5%), 27 patients as medium risk (28.7%) and 12 patients as low risk (12.8%). In the postoperative period, patients were classified with the Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss and End-stage kidney disease (RIFLE) score. Among the 31 patients (33%) who displayed an increase in serum creatinine, 18 patients (19.1%) were classified as RIFLE "R" (risk), seven patients (7.4%) were classified as RIFLE "I" (injury) and six patients (6.5%) were classified as RIFLE "F" (failure). Among the patients who were considered to be high risk according to the EuroSCORE criteria, 24 patients (43.6%) showed acute kidney injury. Among the patients who were classified as medium or low risk, acute kidney injury occurred in 18.5 and 16.6% of the cases, respectively. The correlations between risk stratification (low, medium and high) and the EuroSCORE and postoperative RIFLE scores were statistically significant (p=0.03).

    CONCLUSION:

    In the studied population, there was a statistically significant correlation between the EuroSCORE and the risk of developing acute kidney injury in the postoperative period after cardiac surgery.

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    Correlation of the EuroSCORE with the onset of
               postoperative acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery
  • Infections in patients submitted to hemodialysis: a systematic review

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2009;21(3):269-275

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    Infections in patients submitted to hemodialysis: a systematic review

    Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2009;21(3):269-275

    DOI 10.1590/S0103-507X2009000300006

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    OBJECTIVE: Infection is one of the main complications of dialysis procedures to correct renal injury, with a significant impact on morbidity mortality in chronic and critically acute dialysis patients. The objective of this work was to review literature on infection in patients submitted to hemodyalisis. METHODS: A survey of publications from 1990 to March 2008 was carried out in the database COCHRANE, PubMed/MEDLINE, Latin-American and Caribbean literature on Health Sciences and Nursing database. In Health Science (DECS) and Medical Subject Headings Section (MeSH) from |PubMed/MEDLINE the following descriptors were used: infection; cross infection; bacteremia; renal dialysis; renal failure;acute renal failure; hemofiltation; hemodiafiltration; renal replacement therapy. RESULTS: Thirty three articles were selected. Most publications were American, from 2001 to 2005 and mainly about vascular access-related infection. Studies diverged on the definition of infection and nomenclature, hindering comparisons. Fiver articles covered different infection topographies, 16 studied vascular access-related infections in the different types of vascular accesses, nine specifically focused on temporary central catheters for hemodialysis and only three studied infections in intensive care unit patients. Temporary central catheters for hemodialysis were identified as the principal risk factor. CONCLUSION: There is a need for studies about infection incidence in critically ill, submitted to dialysis with temporary catheters, due to acute renal injury to define a causal relationship and risk factors to orient adequate prevention and control measures.

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