Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury: Focus on Renal Recovery Definitions, Kidney Disease Progression and Survival

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorir E. Long ◽  
Solveig Helgadottir ◽  
Dadi Helgason ◽  
Gisli H. Sigurdsson ◽  
Tomas Gudbjartsson ◽  
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Background: The aim of this study was to examine different definitions of renal recovery following postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and how these definitions associate with survival and the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: This was a retrospective study of all patients who underwent abdominal, cardiothoracic, vascular, or orthopedic surgery at a single university hospital between 1998 and 2015. Recovery of renal function following postoperative AKI was assessed comparing 4 different definitions: serum creatinine (SCr) (i) < 1.1 × baseline, (ii) 1.1–1.25 × baseline, (iii) 1.25–1.5 × baseline, and (iv) > 1.5 × baseline. One-year survival and the development or progression of CKD within 5 years was compared with a propensity score-matched control groups. Results: In total, 2,520 AKI patients were evaluated for renal recovery. Risk of incident and progressive CKD within 5 years was significantly increased if patients did not achieve a reduction in SCr to < 1.5 × baseline (hazard ratio [HR] 1.50; 95% CI 1.29–1.75) and if renal recovery was limited to a fall in SCr to 1.25–1.5 × baseline (HR 1.32; 95% CI 1.12–1.57) within 30 days. The definition of renal recovery that best predicted survival was a reduction in SCr to < 1.5 × baseline within 30 days. One-year survival of patients whose SCr decreased to < 1.5 × baseline within 30 days was significantly better than that of a propensity score-matched control group that did not achieve renal recovery (85 vs. 71%, p < 0.001). Conclusions: These findings should be considered when a consensus definition of renal recovery after AKI is established.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211983350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Smidfelt ◽  
Joakim Nordanstig ◽  
Urban Wingren ◽  
Göran Bergström ◽  
Marcus Langenskiöld

Objective: To investigate whether a strategy of treatment with a primarily open abdomen improves outcome in terms of mortality and major complications in patients treated with open repair for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm compared to a strategy of primary closure of the abdomen. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: Patients treated with a primarily open abdomen at a centre where this strategy was routine in most ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm patients were compared to a propensity score–matched control group of patients who had the abdomen closed at the end of the primary operation in a majority of the cases. Results: In total, 79 patients treated with a primarily open abdomen after open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at Sahlgrenska University Hospital were compared to a propensity score–matched control group of 148 patients. The abdomen was closed at the end of the procedure in 108 (73%) of the control patients. There was no difference in 30-day mortality between patients treated with a primarily open abdomen at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the controls, 21 (26.6%) versus 49 (33.1%), p = 0.37. The adjusted odds ratio for mortality at 30 days was 0.66 (95% confidence interval: 0.35–1.25) in patients treated with a primarily open abdomen at Sahlgrenska University Hospital compared to the controls. No difference was observed between the groups regarding 90-day mortality, postoperative renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy, postoperative intestinal ischaemia necessitating bowel resection or postoperative bleeding requiring reoperation. Conclusions: The study did not show any survival advantage or difference in major complications between patients treated with a primarily open abdomen after open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and propensity-matched controls where the abdomen was primarily closed in a majority of the cases.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0255806
Author(s):  
Marilou Peillex ◽  
Benjamin Marchandot ◽  
Kensuke Matsushita ◽  
Eric Prinz ◽  
Sebastien Hess ◽  
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Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with a dismal prognosis in Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacement (TAVR). Acute kidney recovery (AKR), a phenomenon reverse to AKI has recently been associated with better outcomes. Methods Between November 2012 to May 2018, we explored consecutive patients referred to our Heart Valve Center for TAVR. AKI was defined according to the VARC-2 definition. Mirroring the VARC-2 definition of AKI, AKR was defined as a decrease in serum creatinine (≥50%) or ≥25% improvement in GFR up to 72 hours after TAVR. Results AKI and AKR were respectively observed in 8.3 and 15.7% of the 574 patients included. AKI and AKR patients were associated to more advanced kidney disease at baseline. At a median follow-up of 608 days (range 355–893), AKI and AKR patients experienced an increased cardiovascular mortality compared to unchanged renal function patients (14.6% and 17.8% respectively, vs. 8.1%, CI 95%, p<0.022). Chronic kidney disease, (HR: 3.9; 95% CI 1.7–9.2; p < 0.001) was the strongest independent factor associated with AKI similarly to baseline creatinine level (HR: 1; 95% CI 1 to 1.1 p < 0.001) for AKR. 72-hours post procedural AKR (HR: 2.26; 95% CI 1.14 to 4.88; p = 0.021) was the strongest independent predictor of CV mortality. Conclusions Both AKR and AKI negatively impact long term clinical outcomes of patients undergoing TAVR.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Ekaterina S. Schelkanovtseva ◽  
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Ekaterina S. Schelkanovtseva ◽  
Olga Iu. Mironova ◽  
Viktor V. Fomin ◽  
...  

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical syndrome. Its variety of presentation explains the absence of “kidney troponin”. Many research projects of new biomarkers are ongoing now. The enormous number of biomarkers has been identified already. It makes difficult to choose the correct test and dictates the importance of the fastest and most accurate introduction of AKI biomarkers into clinical practice. The integration of appropriately selected biomarkers in routine clinical practice for high-risk patients of AKI is very important. Currently, serum creatinine (sCr) and urine output are used to define AKI in accordance with the definition of KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes), which have a number of significant limitations for practitioners, including the inability to diagnose AKI before serum creatinine levels increase. Practitioners need systematic information about the latest AKI markers and possible situations, when and for which patient groups they can be used. This is the main goal of our review. Keywords: acute kidney injury, biomarkers, NGAL, TIMP-2, IGFBP7, cystatin C, markers, injury, kidney stress For citation: Schelkanovtseva ES, Mironova OIu, Fomin VV. Biomarkers of acute kidney disease. Potential application in practice. Consilium Medicum. 2021; 23 (1): 15–19. DOI: 10.26442/20751753.2021.1.200729


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan S. Go ◽  
Thida C. Tan ◽  
Rishi V. Parikh ◽  
Andrew P. Ambrosy ◽  
Leonid V. Pravoverov ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Acute kidney injury is a common complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and has been associated with an increased risk of death and progressive chronic kidney disease. However, whether the timing of acute kidney injury after urgent percutaneous coronary intervention could be used to improve patient risk stratification is not known. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study in adults surviving an urgent percutaneous coronary intervention between 2008 and 2013 within Kaiser Permanente Northern California, a large integrated healthcare delivery system, to evaluate the impact of acute kidney injury during hospitalization at 12 (±6), 24 (±6) and 48 (±6) hours after urgent percutaneous coronary intervention and subsequent risks of adverse outcomes within the first year after discharge. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models with adjustment for a high-dimensional propensity score for developing acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention to examine the associations between acute kidney injury timing and all-cause death and worsening chronic kidney disease. Results Among 7250 eligible adults undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary intervention, 306 (4.2%) had acute kidney injury at one or more of the examined time periods after percutaneous coronary intervention. After adjustment, acute kidney injury at 12 (±6) hours was independently associated with higher risks of death (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 3.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.19–5.75) and worsening kidney function (aHR 2.40, 95% CI:1.24–4.63). Similar results were observed for acute kidney injury at 24 (±6) hours and death (aHR 3.90, 95% CI:2.29–6.66) and worsening chronic kidney disease (aHR 4.77, 95% CI:2.46–9.23). Acute kidney injury at 48 (±6) hours was associated with excess mortality (aHR 1.97, 95% CI:1.19–3.26) but was not significantly associated with worsening kidney function (aHR 0.91, 95% CI:0.42–1.98). Conclusions Timing of acute kidney injury after urgent percutaneous coronary intervention may be differentially associated with subsequent risk of worsening kidney function but not death.


PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e7113
Author(s):  
Marlene Marisol Perales-Quintana ◽  
Alma L. Saucedo ◽  
Juan Ricardo Lucio-Gutiérrez ◽  
Noemí Waksman ◽  
Gabriela Alarcon-Galvan ◽  
...  

Background Renal diseases represent a major public health problem. The demonstration that maladaptive repair of acute kidney injury (AKI) can lead to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease has generated interest in studying the pathophysiological pathways involved. Animal models of AKI–CKD transition represent important tools to study this pathology. We hypothesized that the administration of multiple doses of folic acid (FA) would lead to a progressive loss of renal function that could be characterized through biochemical parameters, histological classification and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) profiling. Methods Wistar rats were divided into groups: the control group received a daily intraperitoneal (I.P.) injection of double-distilled water, the experimental group received a daily I.P. injection of FA (250 mg kg body weight−1). Disease was classified according to blood urea nitrogen level: mild (40–80 mg dL−1), moderate (100–200 mg dL−1) and severe (>200 mg dL−1). We analyzed through biochemical parameters, histological classification and NMR profiling. Results Biochemical markers, pro-inflammatory cytokines and kidney injury biomarkers differed significantly (P < 0.05) between control and experimental groups. Histology revealed that as damage progressed, the degree of tubular injury increased, and the inflammatory infiltrate was more evident. NMR metabolomics and chemometrics revealed differences in urinary metabolites associated with CKD progression. The main physiological pathways affected were those involved in energy production and amino-acid metabolism, together with organic osmolytes. These data suggest that multiple administrations of FA induce a reproducible model of the induction of CKD. This model could help to evaluate new strategies for nephroprotection that could be applied in the clinic.


Author(s):  
Carrie A. Schinstock

The term acute kidney injury (AKI) has replaced acute renal failure in contemporary medical literature. AKI denotes a rapid deterioration of kidney function within hours to weeks, resulting in the accumulation of nitrogenous metabolites in addition to fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances. The definition of AKI was refined to a 3-stage definition, with criteria for stage 1 as follows: 1) an absolute increase in serum creatinine (SCr) by at least 0.3 mg/dL from baseline within 48 hours; or 2) a relative increase in SCr to at least 1.5 times baseline within the past 7 days; or 3) urine output decreased to less than 0.5 mL/kg/h for 6 hours.


2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1841-1854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zhou ◽  
Jiying  Zhong ◽  
Sen  Lin ◽  
Zhenxing Huang ◽  
Hongtao Chen ◽  
...  

Background: Renal fibrosis is a common pathophysiological feature of chronic kidney disease. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as an independent causal factor of chronic kidney disease, with a pathological representation of post renal fibrosis. However, the etiopathogenesis underlying post renal fibrosis induced by AKI is not completely understood. Methods: BALB/c mice were treated with bpv or vehicle controls and were, respectively, the ischemia reperfusion (IR) model group and control group. All of the animals had blood taken from the orbital venous plexus at 24 hours after IR. Six mice in each group were randomly chosen and euthanized 7 days after IR treatment, and the remaining six mice in each group were euthanized 14 days after IR treatment. We examined the effect on post kidney fibrosis of inhibiting PTEN activity in mice in an IR induced AKI experimental model. Results: Compared with vehicle mice, bpv-(PTEN specific inhibitor) treated mice accumulated more bone marrow-derived fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in the kidneys. Inhibition of PTEN activity increased the expression of α-smooth muscle actin and extracellular matrix proteins and post kidney fibrosis. Furthermore, inhibition of PTEN activity resulted in more inflammatory cytokines in the kidneys of mice subjected to IR-induced renal fibrosis. Moreover, inhibition of PTEN activity up-regulated PI3K protein expression and Akt phosphorylation. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that PTEN played an important role in post renal fibrosis in mice with ischemia reperfusion-induced AKI. These results indicated that the PTEN/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway may serve as a novel therapeutic target for AKI-induced chronic kidney disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Philippe Roy ◽  
Catherine S Forster

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 5%-30% of noncritically ill hospitalized children. Initially thought to be simply a symptom of more severe pathologies, it is now recognized that AKI independently increases mortality and is associated with the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), even in children. The wide acceptance of the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) diagnostic criteria has enabled a more uniform definition of AKI from both clinical and research perspectives. A better understanding of the pathophysiology and risk factors for AKI has led to new methods for early detection and prevention efforts. While serum creatinine (SCr) was historically one of the sole markers of AKI, novel biomarkers can facilitate earlier diagnosis of AKI, identify subclinical AKI, and guide clinical management. This clinical practice update addresses the latest clinical advances in risk assessment, diagnosis, and prevention of pediatric AKI, with a focus on AKI biomarkers.


PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11400
Author(s):  
Ping Yan ◽  
Xiang-Jie Duan ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Xi Wu ◽  
Ning-Ya Zhang ◽  
...  

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have become worldwide public health problems, but little information is known about the epidemiology of acute kidney disease (AKD)—a state in between AKI and CKD. We aimed to explore the incidence and outcomes of hospitalized patients with AKD after AKI, and investigate the prognostic value of AKD in predicting 30-day and one-year adverse outcomes. Methods A total of 2,556 hospitalized AKI patients were identified from three tertiary hospitals in China in 2015 and followed up for one year.AKD and AKD stage were defined according to the consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative 16 workgroup. Multivariable regression analyses adjusted for confounding variables were used to examine the association of AKD with adverse outcomes. Results AKD occurred in 45.4% (1161/2556) of all AKI patients, 14.5% (141/971) of AKI stage 1 patients, 44.6% (308/691) of AKI stage 2 patients and 79.6% (712/894) of AKI stage 3 patients. AKD stage 1 conferred a greater risk of Major Adverse Kidney Events within 30 days (MAKE30) (odds ratio [OR], 2.36; 95% confidence interval 95% CI [1.66–3.36]) than AKD stage 0 but the association only maintained in AKI stage 3 when patients were stratified by AKI stage. However, compared with AKD stage 0, AKD stage 2–3 was associated with higher risks of both MAKE30 and one-year chronic dialysis and mortality independent of the effects of AKI stage with OR being 31.35 (95% CI [23.42–41.98]) and 2.68 (95% CI [2.07–3.48]) respectively. The association between AKD stage and adverse outcomes in 30 days and one year was not significantly changed in critically ill and non-critically ill AKI patients. The results indicated that AKD is common among hospitalized AKI patients. AKD stage 2–3 provides additional information in predicting 30-day and one-year adverse outcomes over AKI stage. Enhanced follow-up of renal function of these patients may be warranted.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2288
Author(s):  
Matthias Diebold ◽  
Tobias Zimmermann ◽  
Michael Dickenmann ◽  
Stefan Schaub ◽  
Stefano Bassetti ◽  
...  

Previous studies have indicated an association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and acute kidney injury (AKI) but lacked a control group. The prospective observational COronaVIrus-surviVAl (COVIVA) study performed at the University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland consecutively enrolled patients with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. We compared patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 with patients who tested negative but with an adjudicated diagnosis of a respiratory tract infection, including pneumonia. The primary outcome measure was death at 30 days, and the secondary outcomes were AKI incidence and a composite endpoint of death, intensive care treatment or rehospitalization at 30 days. Five hundred and seven patients were diagnosed with respiratory tract infections, and of those, 183 (36%) had a positive PCR swab test for SARS-CoV-2. The incidence of AKI was higher in patients with COVID-19 (30% versus 12%, p < 0.001), more severe (KDIGO stage 3, 22% versus 13%, p = 0.009) and more often required renal replacement therapy (4.4% versus 0.93%; p = 0.03). The risk of 30-day mortality and a composite endpoint was higher in patients with COVID-19-associated AKI (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) mortality 3.98, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.10–14.46, p = 0.036; composite endpoint aHR 1.84, 95% CI 1.02–3.31, p = 0.042). The mortality risk was attenuated when adjusting for disease severity (aHR 3.60, 95% CI 0.93–13.96, p = 0.062). AKI occurs more frequently and with a higher severity in patients with COVID-19 and is associated with worse outcomes.


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