scholarly journals Factors Associated with Early Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Following the Initiation of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn Kee ◽  
Dahye Kim ◽  
Seung-Jung Kim ◽  
Duk-Hee Kang ◽  
Kyu Choi ◽  
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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is an important modality to support critically ill patients, and the need for CRRT treatment has been increasing. However, CRRT management is costly, and the associated resources are limited. Thus, it remains challenging to identify patients that are likely to have a poor outcome, despite active treatment with CRRT. We sought to elucidate the factors associated with early mortality after CRRT initiation. We analyzed 240 patients who initiated CRRT at an academic medical center between September 2016 and January 2018. We compared baseline characteristics between patients who died within seven days of initiating CRRT (early mortality), and those that survived more than seven days beyond the initiation of CRRT. Of the patients assessed, 130 (54.2%) died within seven days of CRRT initiation. Multivariate logistic regression models revealed that low mean arterial pressure, low arterial pH, and high Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score before CRRT initiation were significantly associated with increased early mortality in patients requiring CRRT. In conclusion, the mortality within seven days following CRRT initiation was very high in this study. We identified several factors that are associated with early mortality in patients undergoing CRRT, which may be useful in predicting early outcomes, despite active treatment with CRRT.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Thompson Bastin ◽  
Paul M. Adams ◽  
Sethabhisha Nerusu ◽  
Peter E. Morris ◽  
Kirby P. Mayer ◽  
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> Hypophosphatemia in critically ill patients is a common electrolyte disturbance associated with a myriad of adverse effects. Critically ill patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) are at high risk of hypophosphatemia and often require phosphate supplementation during therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of phosphate versus non-phosphate containing CRRT solutions with incident hypophosphatemia in critically ill patients requiring CRRT. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> This is a single-center, retrospective, cohort study at a tertiary academic medical center of 1,396 adult patients requiring CRRT during their intensive care unit stay comprising 7,529 (phosphate containing) and 4,821 (non-phosphate containing) cumulative days of CRRT. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model the primary outcome of hypophosphatemia during CRRT according to exposure to phosphate versus non-phosphate containing CRRT solutions. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Incident hypophosphatemia during CRRT, serum phosphate &#x3c;2.5 mg/dL or 0.81 mmol/L, was significantly higher in the non-phosphate versus phosphate containing solution group: 304/489 (62%) versus 175/853 (21%) (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). Cumulative phosphate supplementation was also significantly higher in the non-phosphate versus phosphate containing solution group: 79 (IQR: 0–320) versus 0 (0–16) mmol (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). Non-phosphate solutions were associated with an 8-fold increase in the incidence of hypophosphatemia (adjusted OR 8.05; 95% CI 5.77, 11.26; <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). <b><i>Discussion/Conclusions:</i></b> The use of phosphate containing CRRT solutions was independently associated with reduced risk of incident hypophosphatemia and decreased phosphate supplementation during CRRT. Interventional studies to confirm these findings are needed.


Author(s):  
Hyeon-Ju Lee ◽  
Youn-Jung Son

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a broadly-accepted treatment for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury to optimize fluid and electrolyte management. Despite intensive dialysis care, there is a high mortality rate among these patients. There is uncertainty regarding the factors associated with in-hospital mortality among patients requiring CRRT. This review evaluates how various risk factors influence the in-hospital mortality of critically ill patients who require CRRT. Five databases were surveyed to gather relevant publications up to 30 June 2020. We identified 752 works, of which we retrieved 38 in full text. Finally, six cohort studies that evaluated 1190 patients were eligible. The in-hospital mortality rate in these studies ranged from 38.6 to 62.4%. Our meta-analysis results showed that older age, lower body mass index, higher APACHE II and SOFA scores, lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure, decreased serum creatinine level, and increased serum sodium level were significantly associated with increased in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients who received CRRT. These results suggest that there are multiple modifiable factors that influence the risk of in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients undergoing CRRT. Further, healthcare professionals should take more care when CRRT is performed on older adults.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali S. Omrani ◽  
Alaa Mously ◽  
Marylie P. Cabaluna ◽  
John Kawas ◽  
Mohammed M. Albarrak ◽  
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