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BACKGROUND Sepsis accounts for 10% of intensive care unit admissions and significant healthcare costs. Although the mortality rate from sepsis has been decreasing with better critical care, early identification of septic patients, and prompt interventions, the mortality rate remains 20%-30%. METHOD Review of the English-language literature. RESULTS Norepinephrine is the first-line vasopressor in shock and is associated with a lower mortality rate as well as fewer adverse effects. Dopamine has similar actions but is associated with significantly more tachydysrhythmias and should be reserved for patients with bradycardia. Epinephrine and vasopressin are appropriate second-line vasopressors and may enable use of lower doses of norepinephrine while improving hemodynamics. Inotropes may be added in patients with cardiac dysfunction. CONCLUSION Appropriate treatment of sepsis includes prompt identification, early antimicrobial drug therapy, appropriate fluid resuscitation, and initiation of vasopressors in the presence of continued septic shock. Further research needs to be done to better understand the ideal timing of the addition of a second agent and the optimal combinations of vasopressors for individual patients.
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- Kristin P Colling
- Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis Minnesota
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Dooley DJ, Lam PH, Ahmed A, Aronow WS. The Role of Positive Inotropic Drugs in the Treatment of Older Adults with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Heart Fail Clin 2017; 13:527-534. [PMID: 28602370 DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2017.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Positive inotropic drugs have long been studied for their potential benefits in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Although there has been an extensive amount of research about the clinical effects of these drugs in general, few studies examined their effect in older patients. Therefore, there is little or no evidence to guide the use of positive inotropes in older patients with HFrEF. However, recommendations from national heart failure guidelines may be generalized to older HFrEF patients on an individual basis, taking into consideration the basic geriatric principles of pharmacotherapy: start low and go slow.
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- Daniel J Dooley
- Center for Health and Aging, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA; MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Georgetown University/MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Center for Health and Aging, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA; MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Georgetown University/MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Center for Health and Aging, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA; Department of Medicine, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 8-416, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 933 19th Street South, CH19 201, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Macy Pavilion, Room 141, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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Lomivorotov VV, Efremov SM, Kirov MY, Fominskiy EV, Karaskov AM. Low-Cardiac-Output Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2016; 31:291-308. [PMID: 27671216 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Vladimir V Lomivorotov
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Perioperative period is very likely to lead to acute renal failure because of anesthesia (general or perimedullary) and/or surgery which can cause acute kidney injury. Characterization of acute renal failure is based on serum creatinine level which is imprecise during and following surgery. Studies are based on various definitions of acute renal failure with different thresholds which skewed their comparisons. The RIFLE classification (risk, injury, failure, loss, end stage kidney disease) allows clinicians to distinguish in a similar manner between different stages of acute kidney injury rather than using a unique definition of acute renal failure. Acute renal failure during the perioperative period can mainly be explained by iatrogenic, hemodynamic or surgical causes and can result in an increased morbi-mortality. Prevention of this complication requires hemodynamic optimization (venous return, cardiac output, vascular resistance), discontinuation of nephrotoxic drugs but also knowledge of the different steps of the surgery to avoid further degradation of renal perfusion. Diuretics do not prevent acute renal failure and may even push it forward especially during the perioperative period when venous retourn is already reduced. Edema or weight gain following surgery are not correlated with the vascular compartment volume, much less with renal perfusion. Treatment of perioperative acute renal failure is similar to other acute renal failure. Renal replacement therapy must be mastered to prevent any additional risk of hemodynamic instability or hydro-electrolytic imbalance.
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- Vibol Chhor
- Service d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, 75015 Paris, France
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- Service d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, 75015 Paris, France.
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Reinhart K, Brunkhorst FM, Bone HG, Bardutzky J, Dempfle CE, Forst H, Gastmeier P, Gerlach H, Gründling M, John S, Kern W, Kreymann G, Krüger W, Kujath P, Marggraf G, Martin J, Mayer K, Meier-Hellmann A, Oppert M, Putensen C, Quintel M, Ragaller M, Rossaint R, Seifert H, Spies C, Stüber F, Weiler N, Weimann A, Werdan K, Welte T. [Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care of sepsis. First revision of the S2k Guidelines of the German Sepsis Society (DSG) and the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Care Medicine (DIVI)]. Anaesthesist 2010; 59:347-70. [PMID: 20414762 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-010-1719-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- K Reinhart
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena.
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Reinhart K, Brunkhorst FM, Bone HG, Bardutzky J, Dempfle CE, Forst H, Gastmeier P, Gerlach H, Gründling M, John S, Kern W, Kreymann G, Krüger W, Kujath P, Marggraf G, Martin J, Mayer K, Meier-Hellmann A, Oppert M, Putensen C, Quintel M, Ragaller M, Rossaint R, Seifert H, Spies C, Stüber F, Weiler N, Weimann A, Werdan K, Welte T. Prevention, diagnosis, therapy and follow-up care of sepsis: 1st revision of S-2k guidelines of the German Sepsis Society (Deutsche Sepsis-Gesellschaft e.V. (DSG)) and the German Interdisciplinary Association of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DIVI)). GERMAN MEDICAL SCIENCE : GMS E-JOURNAL 2010; 8:Doc14. [PMID: 20628653 PMCID: PMC2899863 DOI: 10.3205/000103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Practice guidelines are systematically developed statements and recommendations that assist the physicians and patients in making decisions about appropriate health care measures for specific clinical circumstances taking into account specific national health care structures. The 1st revision of the S-2k guideline of the German Sepsis Society in collaboration with 17 German medical scientific societies and one self-help group provides state-of-the-art information (results of controlled clinical trials and expert knowledge) on the effective and appropriate medical care (prevention, diagnosis, therapy and follow-up care) of critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. The guideline had been developed according to the “German Instrument for Methodological Guideline Appraisal” of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF). In view of the inevitable advancements in scientific knowledge and technical expertise, revisions, updates and amendments must be periodically initiated. The guideline recommendations may not be applied under all circumstances. It rests with the clinician to decide whether a certain recommendation should be adopted or not, taking into consideration the unique set of clinical facts presented in connection with each individual patient as well as the available resources.
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- K Reinhart
- University Hospital Jena, Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy, Jena, Germany
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Hepatic injury in cardiac surgery is a rare complication but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A high index of suspicion postoperatively will lead to earlier treatment directed at eliminating or minimizing ongoing hepatic injury while preventing additional metabolic stress from ischemia, hemorrhage, or sepsis. The evidence-basis for perioperative renal risk factors remains hampered by the inconsistent definitions for renal injury. Although acute kidney injury (as defined by the Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-stage criteria) has become accepted, it does not address pathogenesis and bears little relevance to cardiac surgery. Although acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery is rare, it has a devastating impact on morbidity and mortality, and further studies on protective strategies are essential.
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- Geraldine C Diaz
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Cheung CM, Ponnusamy A, Anderton JG. Management of acute renal failure in the elderly patient: a clinician's guide. Drugs Aging 2008; 25:455-76. [PMID: 18540687 DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200825060-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Numerous anatomical and functional changes occurring in the aging kidney lead to reduced glomerular filtration rate, lower renal blood flow and impaired renal autoregulation. The elderly are especially vulnerable to the development of renal dysfunction and in this population acute renal failure (ARF) is a common problem. ARF is often iatrogenic and multifactorial; common iatrogenic combinations include pre-existing renal dysfunction and exposure to nephrotoxins such as radiocontrast agents or aminoglycosides, use of NSAIDs in patients with congestive cardiac failure and use of ACE inhibitors and diuretics in patients with underlying atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. The aetiology of ARF is classically grouped into three categories: prerenal, intrinsic and postrenal. Prerenal ARF is the second most common cause of ARF in the elderly, accounting for nearly one-third of all hospitalized cases. Common causes can be grouped into true volume depletion (e.g. decreased fluid intake), decreased effective blood volume (e.g. systemic vasodilation) and haemodynamic (e.g. renal artery stenosis, NSAID use). Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the most common cause of intrinsic ARF and is responsible for over 50% of ARF in hospitalized patients, and up to 76% of cases in patients in intensive care units. ATN usually occurs after an acute ischaemic or toxic event. The pathogenesis of ATN involves an interplay of processes that include endothelial injury, microvascular flow disruption, tubular hypoxia, dysfunction and apoptosis, tubular obstruction and trans-tubular back-leak. Vasculitis causing ARF should not be missed as this condition is potentially life threatening. The likelihood of a postrenal cause for ARF increases with age. Benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostatic carcinoma and pelvic malignancies are all important causes. Early identification of ARF secondary to obstruction with renal imaging is essential, and complete or partial renal recovery usually ensues following relief of the obstruction.A comprehensive medical and drug history and physical examination are all invaluable. Particular attention should be paid to the fluid status of the patient (skin turgor, jugular venous pressure, lying and standing blood pressure, urine output). Urinalysis should be performed to detect evidence of proteinuria and haematuria, which will aid diagnosis. Fractional excretion of sodium and urine osmolality may be measured but the widespread use of diuretics in the elderly gives rise to unreliable results. Renal imaging, usually ultrasound scanning, is routinely performed for assessment of renal size and to exclude urinary obstruction. In some cases, renal biopsy is necessary to provide specific diagnostic information. The general principles of managing ARF include treatment of life-threatening features such as shock, respiratory failure, hyperkalaemia, pulmonary oedema, metabolic acidosis and sepsis; stopping and avoiding administration of nephrotoxins; optimization of haemodynamic and fluid status; adjustment of drug dosage appropriate to glomerular filtration rate; early nutritional support; and early referral to nephrologists for diagnosis of ARF cause, timely initiation of dialysis and initiation of specific treatment. The treatment of prerenal and ATN ARF is largely supportive with little evidence of benefit from current pharmacological therapies. Despite advances in critical care medicine and renal replacement therapy, the mortality of ARF has not changed significantly over the last 40 years, with current mortality rates being up to 75%.
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- Ching M Cheung
- Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK
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For much of the last four decades, low-dose dopamine has been considered the drug of choice to treat and prevent renal failure in the intensive care unit (ICU). The multifactorial etiology of renal failure in the ICU and the presence of coexisting multisystem organ dysfunction make the design and execution of clinical trials to study this problem difficult. However, in the last decade, several meta-analyses and one large randomized trial have all shown a lack of benefit of low-dose dopamine in improving renal function. There are multiple reasons for this lack of efficacy. While dopamine does cause a diuretic effect, it does very little to improve mortality, creatinine clearance, or the incidence of dialysis. Evidence is also growing of its adverse effects on the immune, endocrine, and respiratory systems. It may also potentially increase mortality in sepsis. It is the opinion of the authors that the practice of using low-dose dopamine should be abandoned. Other drugs and treatment modalities need to be explored to address the serious issue of renal failure in the ICU.
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- Swaminathan Karthik
- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Reinhart K, Brunkhorst FM, Bone HG, Gerlach H, Gründling M, Kreymann G, Kujath P, Marggraf G, Mayer K, Meier-Hellmann A, Peckelsen C, Putensen C, Stüber F, Quintel M, Ragaller M, Rossaint R, Weiler N, Welte T, Werdan K. [Diagnosis and therapy of sepsis]. Clin Res Cardiol 2007; 95:429-54. [PMID: 16868790 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-0414-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A recent survey conducted by the publicly funded Competence Network Sepsis (Sep- Net) reveals that severe sepsis and/or septic shock occurs in 75,000 inhabitants (110 out of 100,000) and sepsis in 79,000 inhabitants (116 out of 100,000) in Germany annually. This illness is responsible for approx. 60,000 deaths and ranges as the third most frequent cause of death after acute myocardial infarction. Direct costs for the intensive care of patients with severe sepsis alone amount to approx. 1.77 billion euros, which means that about 30% of the budget in intensive care is used to treat severe sepsis. However, until now German guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of severe sepsis did not exist. Therefore, the German Sepsis Society initiated the development of guidelines which are based on international recommendations by the International Sepsis Forum (ISF) and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) and take into account the structure and organisation of the German health care system. Priority was given to the following guideline topics: a) diagnosis, b) prevention, c) causative therapy, d) supportive therapy, e) adjunctive therapy. The guidelines development process was carefully planned and strictly adhered to according to the requirements of the Working Group of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF).
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- K Reinhart
- Universitätsklinikum Jena der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Jena
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Schnuelle P, Johannes van der Woude F. Perioperative fluid management in renal transplantation: a narrative review of the literature. Transpl Int 2006; 19:947-59. [PMID: 17081224 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adequate volume maintenance is essential to prevent acute renal failure during major surgery or to ensure graft function after renal transplantation. The various recommendations on the optimum fluid therapy are based, at best, on sparse evidence only from observational studies. This article reviews the literature on perioperative fluid management in renal transplantation. Crystalloid solutions not exerting any specific side-effects are the first choice for volume replacement in kidney transplantation. The use of colloids should be restricted to patients with severe intravascular volume deficits necessitating high volume restoration. The routine application of albumin, dopamine, and high dose diuretics is no longer warranted. Mannitol given immediately before removal of the vessel clamps reduces the requirement of post-transplant dialysis, but has no effects on graft function in the long term. There is insufficient evidence on the best use of dialysis, but it seems peritoneal dialysis pretransplant is associated with less delayed graft function, whereas the preference of dialysis post-transplant is not yet well-founded. This review article should provide better guidance for fluid management in kidney transplantation until best-evidence guidelines can be established based upon more research.
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- Peter Schnuelle
- Medical Clinic V, Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
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Bassi G, Radermacher P, Calzia E. Catecholamines and vasopressin during critical illness. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2006; 35:839-57, x. [PMID: 17127150 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2006.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This article summarizes the effects of catecholamines and vasopressin on the cardiovascular system, focusing on their metabolic and immunologic properties. Particular attention is dedicated to the septic shock condition.
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- Gabriele Bassi
- Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, Azienda Ospedaliera, Polo Universitario San Paolo, Via Di Rudini 8, Milano 20100, Italy
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Reinhart K, Brunkhorst F, Bone H, Gerlach H, Gründling M, Kreymann G, Kujath P, Marggraf G, Mayer K, Meier-Hellmann A, Peckelsen C, Putensen C, Quintel M, Ragaller M, Rossaint R, Stüber F, Weiler N, Welte T, Werdan K. [Diagnosis and therapy of sepsis. Guidelines of the German Sepsis Society Inc. and the German Interdisciplinary Society for Intensive and Emergency Medicine]. Internist (Berl) 2006; 47:356, 358-60, 362-8, passim. [PMID: 16532281 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-006-1595-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A recent survey conducted by the publicly funded Competence Network Sepsis (SepNet) reveals that severe sepsis and/or septic shock occurs in 75,000 inhabitants (110 out of 100,000) and sepsis in 79,000 inhabitants (116 out of 100,000) in Germany annually. This illness is responsible for approximately 60,000 deaths and ranges as the third most frequent cause of death after acute myocardial infarction. Direct costs for the intensive care of patients with severe sepsis alone amount to approximately 1.77 billion euros, which means that about 30% of the budget in intensive care is used to treat severe sepsis. However, until now German guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of severe sepsis did not exist. Therefore, the German Sepsis Society initiated the development of guidelines which are based on international recommendations by the International Sepsis Forum (ISF) and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) and take into account the structure and organization of the German health care system. Priority was given to the following guideline topics: a) diagnosis, b) prevention, c) causative therapy, d) supportive therapy, e) adjunctive therapy. The guidelines development process was carefully planned and strictly adhered to the requirements of the Working Group of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF).
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- K Reinhart
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
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Lauschke A, Teichgräber UKM, Frei U, Eckardt KU. 'Low-dose' dopamine worsens renal perfusion in patients with acute renal failure. Kidney Int 2006; 69:1669-74. [PMID: 16572117 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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'Low-dose' dopamine is frequently used in intensive care units (ICU) for its presumed renoprotective effects, but prospective and retrospective studies have so far not proven prevention or amelioration of renal injury. Data on renal perfusion following dopamine infusion are limited. In order to circumvent the problem of patient heterogeneity in the ICU setting, we used a crossover design in a prospective, double-blind randomized controlled study to investigate the effect of 'low-dose' dopamine on renal resistance indices, as determined by Doppler ultrasound. Forty patients, 10 without and 30 with acute renal failure (ARF, defined as doubling of baseline creatinine or an increase above 2 mg/dl), were included. Dopamine (2 mug/kg min) or placebo was given intravenously in alternating sequence for four subsequent periods of 60 min, starting randomly with either dopamine or placebo. Resistive (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) were closely correlated, positively related to serum creatinine values at baseline and highly reproducible during the two paired infusion periods. Dopamine reduced renal vascular resistance in patients without ARF (median RI/PI from 0.70 to 0.65/1.20 to 1.07, P<0.01) but increased resistance indices in patients with ARF (median RI/PI from 0.77 to 0.81/1.64 to 1.79, P<0.01) in the absence of effects on systemic hemodynamics. Subgroup analysis of patients with ARF revealed that dopamine induced renal vasoconstriction above 55 years (n=22) and in patients not receiving norepinephrine (n=20). In conclusion 'low-dose' dopamine can worsen renal perfusion in patients with ARF, which adds to the rationale for abandoning the routine use of 'low-dose' dopamine in critically ill patients.
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- A Lauschke
- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Reinhart K, Brunkhorst FM, Bone HG, Gerlach H, Gründling M, Kreymann G, Kujath P, Marggraf G, Mayer K, Meier-Hellmann A, Peckelsen C, Putensen C, Stüber F, Quintel M, Ragaller M, Rossaint R, Weiler N, Welte T, Werdan K. Diagnose und Therapie der Sepsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00390-006-0700-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acute renal failure (ARF) in patients in the ICU is associated with a high mortality. Drug-induced renal dysfunction is an important, yet often overlooked, cause of ARF in this patient population. A drug use evaluation at the authors' institution, to assess the prescribing patterns of potential nephrotoxins in the adult and pediatric ICUs, found that antibiotics (aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, penicillins, cephalosporins, acyclovir), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, contrast dye, and various other nephrotoxic medications are used widely in all of the ICUs. By focusing on several commonly prescribed classes of nephrotoxic medications in the ICU, this article reviews the general mechanisms of drug-associated renal dysfunction.
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- Stephanie S Taber
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, UHB2D301 Box 0008, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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The use of dopamine for the treatment of renal insufficiency has become a controversial issue. Dopamine exerts its effects on the kidneys through activity on the catecholamine receptors and by its diuretic and natriuretic properties. Utilization of renal dose dopamine to increase renal blood flow has been considered beneficial for preservation of renal function for over 30 years. The hypothesis proposed was that increasing urine volume must indicate improving renal function, particularly in oliguric patients. However, recent clinical trials in adult and pediatric patients have not only failed to demonstrate any benefit, but have also suggested that this therapy may actually have detrimental effects. This article reviews basic pharmacology and physiologic effects and the potential adverse effects of "renal dose dopamine." It also examines the results of clinical trials, in both pediatric and adult patients, that evaluated its usefulness for the treatment of renal insufficiency.
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- Bonnie Anne Rice
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA.
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Hernandez G, Bruhn A, Romero C, Javier Larrondo F, De La Fuente R, Castillo L, Bugedo G. Management of septic shock with a norepinephrine-based haemodynamic algorithm. Resuscitation 2005; 66:63-9. [PMID: 15993731 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2004] [Revised: 01/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2005] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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UNLABELLED Management of septic shock (SS) with a norepinephrine (noradrenaline)-based haemodynamic algorithm. INTRODUCTION The choice of the best vasopressor for haemodynamic management of septic shock is controversial. Nevertheless, very few studies have been focused on evaluating different management algorithms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a norepinephrine (NE)-based management protocol. Experience with NE as the initial vasopressor, even if not comparative, could bring relevant data for planning future trails. We also wanted to evaluate the compliance of critical care physicians and nurses with haemodynamic management protocol. PATIENTS AND METHOD A norepinephrine-based algorithm for the management of septic shock that commands different sequential interventions according to its requirements, was applied prospectively to 100 consecutive septic shock patients. RESULTS Norepinephrine was used as the first vasoactive drug in all patients with a maximum dose of 0.31+/-0.3 microg kg(-1)min(-1) and an ICU mortality of 33%. Physicians applied correctly all the steps of the algorithm in 92% of the patients. Applying the algorithm, avoided the use of pulmonary artery catheter in 31 patients and led to use of lower doses of vasoactive agents than in many other clinical experiences. CONCLUSION In conclusion, our data support extended use of an algorithm based on norepinephrine for treating septic shock patients. This is the first clinical study that uses NE as the initial vasopressor drug systematically, and although not comparative, the mortality rates adjusted to APACHE II, are comparable to other studies. It also gives support for future clinical trials comparing norepinephrine with dopamine in this setting.
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- Glenn Hernandez
- Programa de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Tercer Piso, Santiago Centro, Chile.
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Protection of renal function and prevention of acute renal failure (ARF) are important goals of resuscitation in critically ill patients. Beyond fluid resuscitation and avoidance of nephrotoxins, little is known about how such prevention can be achieved. Vasoactive drugs are often administered to improve either cardiac output or mean arterial pressure in the hope that renal blood flow will also be improved and, thereby, renal protection achieved. Some of these drugs (especially low-dose dopamine) have even been proposed to have a specific beneficial effect on renal blood flow. However, when all studies dealing with vasoactive drugs and their effects on the kidney are reviewed, it is clear that none have been demonstrated to achieve clinically important benefits in terms of renal protection. It is also clear that, with the exception of low-dose dopamine, there have been no randomized controlled trials of sufficient statistical power to detect differences in clinically meaningful outcomes. In the absence of such data, all that is available is based on limited physiological gains (changes in renal blood flow or urine output) with one or another drug in one or another subpopulation of patients. Furthermore, given our lack of understanding of the pathogenesis of ARF, it is unclear whether haemodynamic manipulation is an appropriate avenue to achieve renal protection. There is a great need for large randomized controlled trials to test the clinical, instead of physiological, effects of vasoactive drugs in critical illness.
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The clinical spectrum of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock is responsible for a growing number of deaths and excessive health care expenditures. Until recently, despite multiple clinical trials, no intervention provided a beneficial outcome in septic patients. Within the last 2 years, studies that involved drotrecogin alfa (activated), corticosteroid therapy, and early goal-directed therapy showed efficacy in those with severe sepsis and septic shock. These results have provided optimism for reducing sepsis-related mortality.
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- James M O'Brien
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Box C272, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
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For many years, dopamine was considered an essential drug in the intensive care unit (ICU) for its cardiovascular effects and, even more, for its supposedly protective effects on renal function and splanchnic mucosal perfusion. There is now ample scientific evidence that low dose dopamine is ineffective for prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and for protection of the gut. Until recently, low-dose dopamine was considered to be relatively free of side effects. However, it is now clear that low-dose dopamine, besides not achieving the preset goal of organ protection, may also be deleterious because it can induce renal failure in normo- and hypovolemic patients. Furthermore, dopamine may cause harm by impairing mucosal blood flow and by aggravating reduced gastric motility. Dopamine also suppresses the secretion and function of anterior pituitary hormones, thereby aggravating catabolism and cellular immune dysfunction and inducing central hypothyroidism. In addition, dopamine blunts the ventilatory drive, increasing the risk of respiratory failure in patients who are being weaned from mechanical ventilation. We conclude that there is no longer a place for low-dose dopamine in the ICU and that, in view of its side effects, its extended use as a vasopressor may also be questioned.
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- Yves A Debaveye
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Low-dose dopamine administration (ie, doses < 5 microg/kg/min) has been advocated for 30 years as therapy in oliguric patients on the basis of its action on dopaminergic renal receptors. Recently, a large, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial has demonstrated that low-dose dopamine administered to critically ill patients who are at risk of renal failure does not confer clinically significant protection from renal dysfunction. In this review, we present the best evidence and summarize the effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in critically ill patients. We review the history and physiology of low-dose dopamine administration and discuss the reasons why dopamine is not clinically effective in the critically ill. In addition to the lack of renal efficacy, we present evidence that low-dose dopamine administration worsens splanchnic oxygenation, impairs GI function, impairs the endocrine and immunologic systems, and blunts ventilatory drive. We conclude that there is no justification for the use of low-dose dopamine administration in the critically ill.
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- Cheryl L Holmes
- University of British Columbia, McDonald Research Laboratories, Vancouver, Canada
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Renal failure commonly occurs in an ICU as part of the evolution of an underlying disease process. Appropriate and rapid resuscitation and treatment prevents or reverses prerenal insults. Patients usually make a complete recovery if the disease process is reversible and the renal injury mild or moderate. More severe degrees of renal injury initially require conservative management with attention to maintaining a diuresis, preventing fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances, and ensuring adequate nutrition. Renal replacement therapy is required for the more severe forms of renal failure. Continuous forms of RRT are gaining favor as they are associated with less hemodynamic instability, though current evidence does not demonstrate any clear outcome benefit. Mortality is high when the severe form of ARF is established. ARF may have some attributable mortality, but the poor outcome is usually related more to the underlying medical problems and concurrent multisystem derangements.
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- Farhad N Kapadia
- P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Veer Savarkar Marg Mahim, Mumbai 400016, India.
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Acute renal failure (ARF) is an unwelcome complication of major surgical procedures that contributes to surgical morbidity and mortality. Acute renal failure associated with surgery may account for 18-47% of all cases of hospital-acquired ARF. The overall incidence of ARF in surgical patients has been estimated at 1.2%, although is higher in at-risk groups. Mortality of patients with ARF remains disturbingly high, ranging from 25% to 90%, despite advances in dialysis and intensive care support. Appreciation of at-risk surgical populations coupled with intensive perioperative care has the capacity to reduce the incidence of ARF and by implication mortality. Developments in understanding the pathophysiology of ARF may eventually result in newer therapeutic strategies to either prevent or accelerate recovery from ARF. At present the best form of treatment is prevention. In this review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of ARF will be discussed.
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- Paul Carmichael
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Renal Medicine, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom.
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BACKGROUND Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common condition in hospitalized patients. Research has been unable to identify the optimal target for therapeutic intervention; hence, effective prevention of and/or treatment for ARF remain elusive. OBJECTIVE To examine the usefulness of current and potential pharmacologic treatments in seriously ill, hospitalized patients. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search (1996-June 2002) was conducted using the search terms kidney (drug effects) and acute kidney failure (drug therapy). Bibliographies of selected articles were also examined to include all relevant investigations. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION Review articles, meta-analyses, and clinical trials describing prevention of and treatment for hospital-acquired ARF were identified. Results from prospective, controlled trials were given priority when available. CONCLUSIONS Appropriate management of ARF includes prospective identification of at-risk patients, fluid administration, and optimal hemodynamic support. Drug treatments, including low-dose dopamine and diuretics, have demonstrated extremely limited benefits and have not been shown to improve patient outcome. Experimental agents influence cellular processes of renal dysfunction and recovery; unfortunately, relatively few drugs show promise for the future.
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- Maria C Pruchnicki
- Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1291, USA.
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Anderson RJ. Recent advances and developments in the treatment of acute renal failure. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2002. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.12.5.645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bracco D, Parlow JL. Best evidence in anesthetic practice. Prevention: dopamine does not prevent death, acute renal failure, or need for dialysis. Can J Anaesth 2002; 49:417-9. [PMID: 11927484 DOI: 10.1007/bf03017333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Acute Renal Failure in the Critically Ill Patient: Is there a Magic Bullet? Intensive Care Med 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-5551-0_75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Inadequate splanchnic perfusion is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, particularly if liver dysfunction coexists. Heart failure, increased intra-abdominal pressure, haemodialysis and the presence of obstructive sleep apnoea are among the multiple clinical conditions that are associated with impaired splanchnic perfusion in critically ill patients. Total liver blood flow is believed to be relatively protected when gut blood flow decreases, because hepatic arterial flow increases when portal venous flow decreases (the hepatic arterial buffer response [HABR]). However, there is evidence that the HABR is diminished or even abolished during endotoxaemia and when gut blood flow becomes very low. Unfortunately, no drugs are yet available that increase total hepato-splanchnic blood flow selectively and to a clinically relevant extent. The present review discusses old and new concepts of splanchnic vasoregulation from both experimental and clinical viewpoints. Recently published trials in this field are discussed.
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- Stephan M Jakob
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
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- P E Marik
- Trauma Life Support Center, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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The poor clinical outcomes associated with postoperative HARI necessitate increased vigilance for HARI detection and intervention to minimize the progression to dialysis dependency. Patient survival significantly worsens if HARI requires the initiation of dialysis. Postoperative changes, including intravascular volume expansion, SIRS, and reduced lean body mass, frequently confound the detection of HARI. Serum creatinine levels frequently do not reflect the decreased renal function because creatinine production rate is decreased with reduced lean body mass, and the serum creatinine concentration is reduced by increased intravascular volume expansion and increased volume of distribution associated with anasarca. Additional indices of renal function must be used postoperatively, including urine output, net volume status, urinalysis with microscopic examination of the spun pellet, and corrected estimations of creatinine clearance. Few therapeutic interventions currently exist to reverse HARI other than optimization of renal perfusion and limitation of nephrotoxin exposure. Dialysis remains a cornerstone of maintenance therapy for refractory and severe HARI. Selection of dialysis modality continues to be based on modality availability and patient stability.
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- B F Edwards
- Department of Medicine, Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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A variety of renal diseases and electrolyte disorders may be associated with various malignancies or with treatment of malignancy with chemotherapeutic drugs or radiation. This article reviews renal disease in cancer patients, which constitutes a major source of morbidity and mortality.
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- M Kapoor
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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al-Khafaji A, Corwin HL. Acute renal failure and dialysis in the chronically critically ill patient. Clin Chest Med 2001; 22:165-74, ix. [PMID: 11315454 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70032-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acute renal failure is a common clinical problem in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is no "magic bullet" to prevent acute renal failure or to modify the clinical course of established renal failure. The approach to therapy is directed to the early initiation of dialysis therapy. Continuous dialysis therapy is becoming the preferred form of dialysis in the ICU.
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- A al-Khafaji
- Departments of Medicine and Anesthesiology, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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Rudis MI, Hoang DQ. The Year in Review: Critical Care Medicine. J Pharm Pract 2001. [DOI: 10.1106/8y8w-9ftr-p57j-5t9x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Background: There have been significant recent advances in the pharmacotherapeutic management of critically ill patients. The purpose of this article is to review and discuss the most pertinent published literature in the areas of neurology, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, nephrology, hematology, and gastroenterology as it pertains to critical care in order to provide an update for the critical care practitioner. Methods: We performed a Medline search from July 1999 to December 2000 utilizing terms relating to the pharmacotherapy of the specific aforementioned topics in critical care medicine. We focused on English-language clinical studies performed in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients. From these articles we selected those that would have a practical impact on drug therapy in the ICU or the development of drug usage guidelines for critically ill patients. Review articles were generally not included. Results: The following topics were found to be either new developments or of potentially significant impact in the management of adult critically ill patients. In the area of neurology, advances were found with respect to optimization of regimens for sedative and neuromuscular blocking agents, validation of sedation scales and tools, and in the treatment of head injury patients. In the cardiovascular diseases, most studies related to the hemodynamic support of septic shock. We focus on developments in fluid resuscitation, optimization of global and regional oxygen transport variables, the repositioning of vasopressor agents, and a return to the use of steroids. Given the high mortality rate associated with the development of acute renal failure in the ICU, there has been a consistent attempt to develop preventative and treatment strategies for these patients, including optimization of antimicrobial dosing methods. Several epidemiological and longitudinal studies document changes in multi-drug antimicrobial resistance patterns. The use of treatment guidelines for antimicrobials in the critically ill improves outcomes in most patients. Significant attention has focused on the characterization of anemia in the ICU and the development of alternative pharmacological strategies in its treatment. Finally, in gastroenterology, the main focus has been the investigation of methods to optimize the delivery of enteral nutrition given its proven benefits in critically ill patients. Conclusions: Significant advances in the areas of neurological, cardiovascular, infectious diseases, renal, hematological, and gastrointestinal issues in the pharmacotherapy of critically ill patients have been published over the course of the past year. Many of these studies have yielded data that may be incorporated into the pharmacotherapeutic management of ICU patients, hence maximizing outcomes.
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- Maria I. Rudis
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, 1985 Zonal Ave., PSC-700, Los Angeles, CA 90033,
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- University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, 1985 Zonal Ave., PSC-700, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Weldon BC, Monk TG. The patient at risk for acute renal failure. Recognition, prevention, and preoperative optimization. ANESTHESIOLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA 2000; 18:705-17. [PMID: 11094686 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8537(05)70190-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Despite major advances in critical care medicine and extracorporeal renal support, the treatment of established postoperative ARF remains unsatisfactory and costly. The essential elements of perioperative renal preservation are early recognition of high-risk patients, preoperative optimization of fluid status and cardiovascular performance, intraoperative maintenance of renal perfusion, and avoidance of nephrotoxins. Pharmacologic interventions directed at preventing postoperative ARF are under intense investigation but presently are limited to renal transplant surgery.
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- B C Weldon
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA
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