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Lee YF, Lin PR, Wu SH, Hsu HH, Yang SY, Kor CT. Impact of the prognostic nutritional index on renal replacement therapy-free survival and mortality in patients on continuous renal replacement therapy. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2365394. [PMID: 38874108 PMCID: PMC11232640 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2365394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The survival of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is highly dependent on their nutritional status. OBJECTIVES The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is an indicator used to assess nutritional status and is calculated as: PNI = (serum albumin in g/dL) × 10 + (total lymphocyte count in/mm3) × 0.005. In this retrospective study, we investigated the correlation between this index and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with AKI receiving CRRT. METHODS We analyzed data from 2076 critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit at Changhua Christian Hospital, a tertiary hospital in central Taiwan, between January 1, 2010, and April 30, 2021. All these patients met the inclusion criteria of the study. The relationship between PNI and renal replacement therapy-free survival (RRTFS) and mortality was examined using logistic regression models, Cox proportional hazard models, and propensity score matching. High utilization rate of parenteral nutrition (PN) was observed in our study. Subgroup analysis was performed to explore the interaction effect between PNI and PN on mortality. RESULTS Patients with higher PNI levels exhibited a greater likelihood of achieving RRTFS, with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.43 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.98-2.97, p-value < 0.001). Additionally, these patients demonstrated higher survival rates, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.72-0.98) for 28-day mortality and 0.80 (95% CI: 0.69-0.92) for 90-day mortality (all p-values < 0.05), compared to those in the low PNI group. While a high utilization rate of parenteral nutrition (PN) was observed, with 78.86% of CRRT patients receiving PN, subgroup analysis showed that high PNI had an independent protective effect on mortality outcomes in AKI patients receiving CRRT, regardless of their PN status. CONCLUSIONS PNI can serve as an easy, simple, and efficient measure of lymphocytes and albumin levels to predict RRTFS and mortality in AKI patients with require CRRT.
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- Yu-Fu Lee
- Division of Critical Care Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Big Data Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Statistics and Information Science, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Division of Critical Care Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Division of Critical Care Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Division of Critical Care Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Big Data Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Statistics and Information Science, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Zhao X, Li J, Liu H, Shi K, He Q, Sun L, Xue J, Jiang H, Wei L. Association of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index with short-term mortality in patients with severe acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2374449. [PMID: 38973429 PMCID: PMC11232638 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2374449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a new and simple index recently introduced to assess nutritional status, and its predictive value for clinical outcomes has been demonstrated in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the association between the GNRI and prognosis has not been evaluated so far in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), especially in those receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). METHODS A total of 1096 patients with severe AKI initiating CRRT were identified for inclusion in this retrospective observational study. Patients were divided into three groups according to GNRI tertiles, with tertile 1 as the reference. The outcomes of interest were the 28- and 90-days of all-cause mortality. The associations between GNRI and clinical outcomes were estimated using multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis. RESULTS The overall mortality rates at 28- and 90-days were 61.6% (675/1096) and 71.5% (784/1096), respectively. After adjusting for multiple confounding factors, GNRI was identified as an independent prognostic factor for 28-days all-cause mortality (HR, 0.582; 95% CI, 0.467-0.727; p < .001 for tertile 3 vs. tertile 1) as well as 90-days all-cause mortality (HR, 0.540; 95% CI, 0.440-0.661; p < .001 for tertile 3 vs. tertile 1). The observed inverse associations were robust across subgroup analysis, and were more pronounced in elderly patients over 65 years of age. Finally, incorporating GNRI in a model with established risk factors might significantly improve its predictive power for the short-term death. CONCLUSIONS GNRI is considered to be a useful prognostic factor in patients with severe AKI initiating CRRT, especially in elderly patients.
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- Xue Zhao
- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nephrology, He'nan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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van Ruijven IM, Brunsveld-Reinders AH, Stapel SN, Weijs PJM. Reply - Letter to the editor: Reconsidering 1.2-1.5 g/kg as beneficially high protein provision in critically ill patients. Clin Nutr 2024; 43:1077-1078. [PMID: 38049354 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Isabel M van Ruijven
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Quality and Patient Safety, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Blaauw R, Calder PC, Martindale RG, Berger MM. Combining proteins with n-3 PUFAs (EPA + DHA) and their inflammation pro-resolution mediators for preservation of skeletal muscle mass. Crit Care 2024; 28:38. [PMID: 38302945 PMCID: PMC10835849 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04803-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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The optimal feeding strategy for critically ill patients is still debated, but feeding must be adapted to individual patient needs. Critically ill patients are at risk of muscle catabolism, leading to loss of muscle mass and its consequent clinical impacts. Timing of introduction of feeding and protein targets have been explored in recent trials. These suggest that "moderate" protein provision (maximum 1.2 g/kg/day) is best during the initial stages of illness. Unresolved inflammation may be a key factor in driving muscle catabolism. The omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are substrates for synthesis of mediators termed specialized pro-resolving mediators or SPMs that actively resolve inflammation. There is evidence from other settings that high-dose oral EPA + DHA increases muscle protein synthesis, decreases muscle protein breakdown, and maintains muscle mass. SPMs may be responsible for some of these effects, especially upon muscle protein breakdown. Given these findings, provision of EPA and DHA as part of medical nutritional therapy in critically ill patients at risk of loss of muscle mass seems to be a strategy to prevent the persistence of inflammation and the related anabolic resistance and muscle loss.
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- Renée Blaauw
- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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van Ruijven IM, Abma J, Brunsveld-Reinders AH, Stapel SN, van Etten-Jamaludin F, Boirie Y, Barazzoni R, Weijs PJM. High protein provision of more than 1.2 g/kg improves muscle mass preservation and mortality in ICU patients: A systematic review and meta-analyses. Clin Nutr 2023; 42:2395-2403. [PMID: 37862825 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND ICU patients lose muscle mass rapidly and maintenance of muscle mass may contribute to improved survival rates and quality of life. Protein provision may be beneficial for preservation of muscle mass and other clinical outcomes, including survival. Current protein recommendations are expert-based and range from 1.2 to 2.0 g/kg. Thus, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on protein provision and all clinically relevant outcomes recorded in the available literature. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses, including studies of all designs except case control and case studies, with patients aged ≥18 years with an ICU stay of ≥2 days and a mean protein provision group of ≥1.2 g/kg as compared to <1.2 g/kg with a difference of ≥0.2 g/kg between protein provision groups. All clinically relevant outcomes were studied. Meta-analyses were performed for all clinically relevant outcomes that were recorded in ≥3 included studies. RESULTS A total of 29 studies published between 2012 and 2022 were included. Outcomes reported in the included studies were ICU, hospital, 28-day, 30-day, 42-day, 60-day, 90-day and 6-month mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, vomiting, diarrhea, gastric residual volume, pneumonia, overall infections, nitrogen balance, changes in muscle mass, destination at hospital discharge, physical performance and psychological status. Meta-analyses showed differences between groups in favour of high protein provision for 60-day mortality, nitrogen balance and changes in muscle mass. CONCLUSION High protein provision of more than 1.2 g/kg in critically ill patients seemed to improve nitrogen balance and changes in muscle mass on the short-term and likely 60-day mortality. Data on long-term effects on quality of life are urgently needed.
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- Isabel M van Ruijven
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Quality and Patient Safety, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Medical Library AMC, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University of Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, CRNH, Clinical Nutrition Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Fishman G, Singer P. Metabolic and nutritional aspects in continuous renal replacement therapy. JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE MEDICINE 2023; 3:228-238. [PMID: 37533807 PMCID: PMC10391575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jointm.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Nutrition is one of the foundations for supporting and treating critically ill patients. Nutritional support provides calories, protein, electrolytes, vitamins, and trace elements via the enteral or parenteral route. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and devastating problem in critically ill patients and has significant metabolic and nutritional consequences. Moreover, renal replacement therapy (RRT), whatever the modality used, also profoundly impacts metabolism. RRT and of the extracorporeal circuit impede 'effect the evaluation of a patient's energy requirements by clinicians. Substrates added and removed within the extracorporeal treatment are not always taken into consideration, making treatment even more challenging. Furthermore, evidence on nutritional support during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is scarce, and there are no clinical guidelines for nutrition adaptations during CRRT in critically ill patients. Most recommendations are based on expert opinions. This review discusses the complex interaction between nutritional support and CRRT and presents some milestones for nutritional support in critically ill patients on CRRT.
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- Guy Fishman
- Corresponding author at: General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research.
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Bels JLM, Ali Abdelhamid Y, van de Poll MCG. Protein supplementation in critical illness: why, when and how? Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2023; 26:146-153. [PMID: 36728596 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In critically ill patients, optimal protein provision remains a challenge given the wide range in recommended protein delivery in international guidelines and the lack of robust, high quality evidence. As patients are confronted with poor functional outcomes after admission, often attributed to muscle wasting and persisting for multiple years, there is a pressing need for optimal nutritional strategies in the ICU, particularly including protein. This review will discuss the recent literature with regard to purpose, timing and mode of protein delivery. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies on the effect of dose and timing of protein on clinical and functional outcomes are largely observational in nature and the protein delivery considered as "high" still often only nears the lower end of current recommendations. The majority of trials observed no effect of protein supplementation on mortality, muscle strength or function, though some report attenuation of muscle volume loss, especially when combined with muscle activation. There is no strong evidence that ICU patients should receive supplementation with any specific amino acids. SUMMARY Though adequate protein provision is likely important, it is difficult to come to a uniform conclusion regarding dosing and timing due to conflicting results in mostly observational studies as well as different cut-off values for high, moderate and low protein intake. This topic is currently subject to large clinical trials.
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- Julia L M Bels
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care Specialist, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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