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Hasan AM, Riyad AM, Ahmed MA. Predictors of acute kidney injury after percutaneous nephrolithotomy in adult patients: prospective observational study. Int Urol Nephrol 2024; 56:1843-1850. [PMID: 38289546 PMCID: PMC11090918 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-024-03960-7] [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: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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PURPOSE To assess the frequency and the predictive factors of Acute Kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). METHODS A prospective observational work. Demographic, preoperative laboratory data, stone characteristics, and intraoperative and postoperative data were gathered. Perioperative AKI had been defined as an elevation in serum creatinine by ≥ 0.3 mg/dl within 48 h, or ≥ 1.5 times baseline, or urine volume less than 0.5 ml/ kg/hour for 6 hours. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the predictive factors of AKI. ROC curves were utilized to determine the cutoff values of the risk variables. P-values were deemed statistically significant when they were less than 0.05. RESULTS A total of 418 participants had been involved. The frequency of AKI was 13.9, and 17.2% of patients with AKI developed CKD. The risk factors were age > 46.5 years, smoking, BMI > 28.5 kg/m2, hypertension, diabetes, utilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), haemoglobin < 10.8 gm/dl, baseline creatinine > 1.41 mg/dl, eGFR < 65.2 ml/min./1.73 m2, serum uric acid > 5.2 mg/dl, stone volume > 1748 mm3, large tract size, long operative time, and intra-operative bleeding. Patients with AKI had a notably extended duration of hospitalization (3.2 days ± 0.45 vs 2.1 ± 0.42, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Perioperative AKI occurred in 13.9% of individuals undergoing PNL. Identification and optimization of the risk factors and meticulous technique during PNL procedures should be attempted to decrease the risk of AKI.
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- Ahmed Mahmoud Hasan
- Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
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Gnemmi V, Li Q, Ma Q, De Chiara L, Carangelo G, Li C, Molina-Van den Bosch M, Romagnani P, Anders HJ, Steiger S. Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Promotes Recovery from Ischemic Organ Injury by Modulating the Phenotype of Macrophages. Cells 2022; 11:cells11040626. [PMID: 35203277 PMCID: PMC8869798 DOI: 10.3390/cells11040626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Acute organ injury, such as acute kidney injury (AKI) and disease (AKD), are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hyperuricemia (HU) is common in patients with impaired kidney function but the impact of asymptomatic HU on the different phases of AKI/AKD is incompletely understood. We hypothesized that asymptomatic HU would attenuate AKD because soluble, in contrast to crystalline, uric acid (sUA) can attenuate sterile inflammation. In vitro, 10 mg/dL sUA decreased reactive oxygen species and interleukin-6 production in macrophages, while enhancing fatty acid oxidation as compared with a physiological concentration of 5 mg/dL sUA or medium. In transgenic mice, asymptomatic HU of 7–10 mg/dL did not affect post-ischemic AKI/AKD but accelerated the recovery of kidney excretory function on day 14. Improved functional outcome was associated with better tubular integrity, less peritubular inflammation, and interstitial fibrosis. Mechanistic studies suggested that HU shifted macrophage polarization towards an anti-inflammatory M2-like phenotype characterized by expression of anti-oxidative and metabolic genes as compared with post-ischemic AKI-chronic kidney disease transition in mice without HU. Our data imply that asymptomatic HU acts as anti-oxidant on macrophages and tubular epithelial cells, which endorses the recovery of kidney function and structure upon AKI.
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- Viviane Gnemmi
- Service d’Anatomie Pathologique, Centre de Biologie Pathologique, CHU Lille, 59037 Lille, France;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy; (L.D.C.); (G.C.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy; (L.D.C.); (G.C.); (P.R.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy; (L.D.C.); (G.C.); (P.R.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany; (Q.L.); (Q.M.); (C.L.); (M.M.-V.d.B.); (H.-J.A.)
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Nadeem M, Mir BA, Waseem M, Shah TA, Raja R. Hyperuricaemia as a predictor of hospital outcome in patients with sepsis: results of a prospective study. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s43162-021-00079-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Early management of sepsis in the emergency department improves patient outcomes. The identification of at-risk patients for aggressive management by an easily available biomarker could go a long way in the triage of patients in the emergency department. It is postulated that during sepsis, the majority of patients undergo ischaemic reperfusion injury or inflammation, and uric acid with its oxidant and antioxidant properties may be playing some role and, hence, the measurement of uric acid could possibly predict the hospital course in patients with sepsis. We were prompted to undertake this study as serum uric acid estimation is readily available and economical compared to newly evolving biomarkers in sepsis. Estimation of serum uric acid levels on arrival to the emergency department may prove a useful predictor of hospital outcome in patients with sepsis especially in regions with limited resources.
Results
Of 102 patients, 55 (53.9%) were males. The mean age of the study cohort was 63.2 ± 10.48. Patients with higher qSOFA scores had higher uric acid levels on admission. While 12 (11.8%) patients had a septicaemic shock, acute kidney injury was recorded in 48 (47.1%) patients and 11 (10.8%) patients required dialysis. Thirty-four (33.3%) patients had respiratory failure, and of these, 21 (20.6%) patients required mechanical ventilation. The overall median stay in the medical intensive care (MICU) was 3days (range 2–7 days). The patients with higher uric acid levels had higher rates of respiratory failure but did not reach significant levels. In 15 (14.7%) patients, 7 males expired (mortality rate of 14.7%). There was a significant association between SOFA score and mortality. Patients who succumbed to sepsis had higher serum uric acid levels on arrival.
Conclusions
Patients with higher qSOFA scores had higher uric acid levels on admission. Hyperuricaemia predicted acute kidney injury, a requirement of mechanical ventilation and mean hospital stay in patients with sepsis. Further studies may be required to confirm the association.
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Jatuworapruk K, Grainger R, Dalbeth N, Taylor WJ. Regular pre-admission urate-lowering therapy and serum urate testing are associated with a shorter hospital length of stay in people with gout: A nation-wide population-based cohort study. Int J Rheum Dis 2021; 25:154-162. [PMID: 34796661 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the association between inpatient gout flare-related variables and the length of stay (LOS) in hospitalized people with comorbid gout. METHODS Using data from the Aotearoa/New Zealand national data collections, this cohort study included adults with comorbid gout who were admitted to publicly funded hospitals during 2017 for reasons other than gout. The primary outcome was LOS. Association between 20 variables and the LOS was explored using two generalized linear models. Directed acyclic graph (DAG) was constructed to evaluate the causal relationship between pre-admission urate lowering therapy (ULT) and LOS. RESULTS The cohort included 36 047 admissions. We identified five variables associated with shorter LOS (pre-admission regular urate-lowering therapy (ULT), serum urate testing, male gender, Māori ethnicity and low-dose aspirin) and seven variables associated with longer LOS (M3 multimorbidity index, acute admission, operation, loop diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, NSAIDs, and age). Regular ULT had the strongest impact on shorter LOS (10% shorter). The model estimated an additional four days of hospitalization if the patient had multiple variables associated with longer LOS. DAG suggested a causal relationship between regular ULT and LOS under the condition that all unobserved confounders affected only ULT use, with no impact on in-hospital gout flares and/or LOS except through its influence on ULT use or as mediator of confounders that were observed. CONCLUSION We have identified a set of gout flare-related variables found to be associated with LOS in hospitalized people with comorbid gout. Pre-admission ULT may help reduce the LOS in such patients.
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- Kanon Jatuworapruk
- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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Puti E, Rasyid H, Tandean P, Sanusi H, Kasim H, Bakri S, Aman M, Seweng A. High uric acid level increases the risk of acute kidney injury in acute coronary syndrome patients. CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2021; 12:323-326. [PMID: 34221283 PMCID: PMC8223053 DOI: 10.22088/cjim.12.3.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Both clinical and experimental evidence have been published over the past few decades supporting the existence of a close relationship between the elevated levels of serum uric acid with cardiovascular events and acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to determine the effect of serum uric acid levels on the incidence of AKI in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. METHODS A retrospective cohort study with a cross sectional design was performed. The research was conducted at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital from October 2019 to December 2019. Nonrandom sampling was employed in the medical records. All patients who met the inclusion criteria were at > 18 years old and diagnosed with ACS with AKI. The demographic data of age, sex and serum uric acid levels were recorded. The data obtained were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). RESULTS There were 158 subjects of ACS patients with AKI and 135 without AKI. There was a significant correlation between high uric acid levels with the incidence of AKI in ACS (p<0.001). Patients with high serum uric acid levels were 9.5 times at risk of developing AKI compared to those with normal serum uric acid levels. CONCLUSION High uric acid level is one of the risk factors for AKI in ACS and indicates 9.5 times at risk of developing AKI compared to normal serum uric acid level. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor serum uric acid level and kidney function in ACS patients.
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- Erny Puti
- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Division of Endocrine Metabolic and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Division of Endocrine Metabolic and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Biostatistics Department, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Pillai S, Kriplani A, Chawla A, Somani B, Pandey A, Prabhu R, Choudhury A, Pandit S, Taori R, Hegde P. Acute Kidney Injury Post-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PNL): Prospective Outcomes from a University Teaching Hospital. J Clin Med 2021; 10:1373. [PMID: 33805325 PMCID: PMC8037383 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10071373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is a significant complication, but evidence on its incidence is bereft in the literature. The objective of this prospective observational study was to analyze the incidence of post-PNL AKI and the potential risk factors and outcomes. Demographic data collected included age, gender, body mass index (BMI), comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes mellitus), and drug history-particularly angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors), angiotensin II receptor blockers and beta blockers. Laboratory data included serial serum creatinine measured pre- and postoperation (12, 24, and 48 h), hemoglobin (Hb), total leucocyte count (TLC), Prothrombin time (PT), serum uric acid and urine culture. Stone factors were assessed by noncontrast computerized tomography of kidneys, ureter and bladder (NCCT KUB) and included stone burden, location and Hounsfield values. Intraoperative factors assessed were puncture site, tract size, tract number, operative time, the need for blood transfusion and stone clearance. Postoperative complications were documented using the modified Clavien-Dindo grading system and patients with postoperative AKI were followed up with serial creatinine measurements up to 1 year. Among the 509 patients analyzed, 47 (9.23%) developed postoperative AKI. Older patients, with associated hypertension and diabetes mellitus, those receiving ACE inhibitors and with lower preoperative hemoglobin and higher serum uric acid, had higher incidence of AKI. Higher stone volume and density, staghorn stones, multiple punctures and longer operative time were significantly associated with postoperative AKI. Patients with AKI had an increased length of hospital stay and 17% patients progressed to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Cut-off values for patient age (39.5 years), serum uric acid (4.05 mg/dL) and stone volume (673.06 mm3) were assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Highlighting the strong predictors of post-PNL AKI allows early identification, proper counseling and postoperative planning and management in an attempt to avoid further insult to the kidney.
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- Sunil Pillai
- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
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- Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India;
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; (S.P.); (A.K.); (R.P.); (A.C.); (S.P.); (R.T.); (P.H.)
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Thongprayoon C, Petnak T, Kaewput W, Qureshi F, Mao MA, Pivovarova AI, Boonpheng B, Bathini T, Vallabhajosyula S, Medaura J, Cheungpasitporn W. Acute kidney injury among salicylate intoxication hospitalisations in the United States. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e13745. [PMID: 32991024 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors and the association of acute kidney injury (AKI) with outcomes, and resource utilisation in patients hospitalised because of salicylate intoxication in the United States. METHODS Hospitalised patients with a primary diagnosis of salicylate intoxication from 2003 to 2014 were identified in the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. End-stage kidney disease patients were excluded. The occurrence of AKI was identified using hospital diagnosis code. Clinical characteristics, in-hospital treatment, outcomes and resource utilisation were compared between patients with and without AKI. RESULTS A total of 13 787 eligible hospital admissions were included in the analysis. AKI occurred in 1279 (9.3%) admissions. Older age, male sex, more recent year of hospitalisation, anaemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, volume depletion, sepsis and ventricular arrhythmia/cardiac arrest were significantly associated with increased risk of AKI, whereas Hispanic race was associated with decreased risk. AKI was significantly associated with increased risk of organ failure, and in-hospital mortality. In addition, the need for ventilation support, blood component transfusion, renal replacement therapy, length of hospital stay and hospitalisation cost were higher in AKI patients. CONCLUSION Approximately one tenth of salicylate intoxication patients developed AKI during hospitalisation. AKI was associated with higher morbidity, mortality and resource utilisations.
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- Charat Thongprayoon
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Military and Community Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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Wei X, Fu B, Chen X, Chen W, Wang Z, Yu D, Jiang G, Chen J. U-Shaped Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Short-Term Mortality in Patients With Infective Endocarditis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:750818. [PMID: 34795640 PMCID: PMC8593231 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.750818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Increased uric acid (UA) levels have been reported to be associated with poor clinical outcomes in several conditions. However, the prognostic value of UA in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) is yet unknown. METHODS A total of 1,117 patients with IE were included and divided into two groups according to the current definition of hyperuricemia (UA>420 μmol/L in men and >360 μmol/L in women): hyperuricemia group (n=336) and normouricemia group (n=781). The association between the UA level and short-term outcomes were examined. RESULTS The in-hospital mortality was 6.2% (69/1117). Patients with hyperuricemia carried a higher risk of in-hospital death (9.8% vs. 4.6%, p=0.001). Hyperuricemia was not an independent risk factor for in-hospital death (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=1.92, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.92-4.02, p=0.084). A U-shaped relationship was found between the UA level and in-hospital death (p<0.001). The in-hospital mortality was lower in patients with UA in the range 250-400 μmol/L. The aOR of in-hospital death in patients with UA>400 and <250 μmol/L was 3.48 (95% CI: 1.38-8.80, p=0.008) and 3.28 (95%CI: 1.27-8.51, p=0.015), respectively. Furthermore, UA>400 μmol/L (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]=3.54, 95%CI: 1.77-7.07, p<0.001) and <250 μmol/L (aHR=2.23, 95%CI: 1.03-4.80, p=0.041) were independent risk factors for the 6-month mortality. CONCLUSION The previous definition of hyperuricemia was not suitable for risk assessment in patients with IE because of the U-shaped relationship between UA levels and in-hospital death. Low and high levels of UA were predictive of increased short-term mortality in IE patients.
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- Xuebiao Wei
- Division of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Geriatric Intensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jiyan Chen, ; Danqing Yu, ; Guozhi Jiang,
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Jiyan Chen, ; Danqing Yu, ; Guozhi Jiang,
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- Division of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jiyan Chen, ; Danqing Yu, ; Guozhi Jiang,
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Hogg R. "Disproportionate" hyperuricemia in children with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS): should we regard this as a "medical emergency"? Pediatr Nephrol 2020; 35:2205-2210. [PMID: 32720140 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04713-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Peng YL, Tain YL, Lee CT, Yang YH, Huang YB, Wen YH, Hsu CN. Comparison of uric acid reduction and renal outcomes of febuxostat vs allopurinol in patients with chronic kidney disease. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10734. [PMID: 32612180 PMCID: PMC7329906 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67026-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Whether the clinical trial treatment effect of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) in patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is generalizable to real-word settings is unclear. This study aimed to compare febuxostat with allopurinol for uric acid reduction and renal protection in patients with CKD. Adult CKD patients newly treated with ULT were identified using electronic health records from 2010 to 2015 from a large healthcare delivery system in Taiwan. Patients with renal replacement therapy or undergoing ULT for <3 months were excluded. Propensity score-matched cohort study design was conducted to compare outcomes between patients initiated with febuxostat or allopurinol therapy. Cox regression analyses were employed to compare the adjusted hazards ratio (aHR) of incident event of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30% decrease, and the difference in longitudinal changes in serum uric acid (SUA) and eGFR between groups was analyzed using linear mixed model. Overall, 1050 CKD patients who initiated febuxostat (n = 525) or allopurinol (n = 525) treatment were observed for 2.5 years. Compared with allopurinol, febuxostat use was associated with higher rate of patients maintaining SUA target <6 mg/dL in >80% of follow-up time with a reduction in mean SUA change. There were no significant differences in the mean eGFR changes over time between the febuxostat and allopurinol groups or in the risk of eGFR decline ≥30% of baseline. Febuxostat was associated with greater reduction in SUA level than allopurinol in patients with CKD. However, febuxostat and allopurinol showed no difference in renal function changes during study follow-up. These findings require further investigation with long-term follow up in CKD patients with hyperuricemia.
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- Yueh-Lung Peng
- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Division of Health Technology Assessment, Center for Drug Evaluation, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Kovvuru K, Kanduri SR, Torres-Ortiz A, Acharya P, Gonzalez-Suarez ML, Kaewput W, Bathini T, Cheungpasitporn W. Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in a New Paradigm. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E1104. [PMID: 32294894 PMCID: PMC7230860 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9041104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical condition among patients admitted in the hospitals. The condition is associated with both increased short-term and long-term mortality. With the development of a standardized definition for AKI and the acknowledgment of the impact of AKI on patient outcomes, there has been increased recognition of AKI. Two advances from past decades, the usage of computer decision support and the discovery of AKI biomarkers, have the ability to advance the diagnostic method to and further management of AKI. The increasingly widespread use of electronic health records across hospitals has substantially increased the amount of data available to investigators and has shown promise in advancing AKI research. In addition, progress in the finding and validation of different forms of biomarkers of AKI within diversified clinical environments and has provided information and insight on testing, etiology and further prognosis of AKI, leading to future of precision and personalized approach to AKI management. In this this article, we discussed the changing paradigms in AKI: from mechanisms to diagnostics, risk factors, and management of AKI.
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- Charat Thongprayoon
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg, PA 17105, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA; (K.K.); (S.R.K.); (M.L.G.-S.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA; (K.K.); (S.R.K.); (M.L.G.-S.)
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- Department of Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 79905, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA; (K.K.); (S.R.K.); (M.L.G.-S.)
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- Department of Military and Community Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA; (K.K.); (S.R.K.); (M.L.G.-S.)
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The Predictive Value of Hyperuricemia on Renal Outcome after Contrast-Enhanced Computerized Tomography. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8071003. [PMID: 31295810 PMCID: PMC6678139 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8071003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine whether elevated serum level of uric acid (sUA) could predict renal outcome after contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CCT). We used a historical cohort of 58,106 non-dialysis adult patients who received non-ionic iso-osmolar CCT from 1 June 2008 to 31 March 2015 to evaluate the association of sUA and renal outcome. The exclusion criteria were patients with pre-existing acute kidney injury (AKI), multiple exposure, non-standard volume of contrast, and missing data for analysis. A total of 1440 patients were enrolled. Post-contrast-AKI (PC-AKI), defined by the increase in serum creatinine ≥ 0.3 mg/dL within 48 h or ≥50% within seven days after CCT, occurred in 180 (12.5%) patients and the need of hemodialysis within 30 days developed in 90 (6.3%) patients, both incidences were increased in patients with higher sUA. sUA ≥ 8.0 mg/dL was associated with an increased risk of PC-AKI (odds ratio (OR) of 2.62; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.27~5.38, p = 0.009) and the need of hemodialysis (OR, 5.40; 95% CI, 1.39~21.04, p = 0.015). Comparing with sUA < 8.0 mg/dL, patients with sUA ≥ 8.0 mg/dL had higher incidence of PC-AKI (16.7% vs. 11.1%, p = 0.012) and higher incidence of hemodialysis (12.1% vs. 4.3%, p < 0.001). We concluded that sUA ≥ 8.0 mg/dL is associated with worse renal outcome after CCT. We suggest that hyperuricemia may have potential as an independent risk factor for PC-AKI in patients receiving contrast-enhanced image study.
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Kang MW, Chin HJ, Joo KW, Na KY, Kim S, Han SS. Hyperuricemia is associated with acute kidney injury and all-cause mortality in hospitalized patients. Nephrology (Carlton) 2019; 24:718-724. [PMID: 30644622 DOI: 10.1111/nep.13559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM Hyperuricemia is a risk factor for high morbidity and mortality in several diseases. However, the relationship between uric acid (UA) and the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality remain unresolved in hospitalized patients. METHODS Data from 18 444 hospitalized patients were retrospectively reviewed. The odds ratio (OR) for AKI and the hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality were calculated based on the UA quartiles after adjustment for multiple variables. All analyses were performed after stratification by sex. RESULTS The fourth quartile group (male, UA > 6.7 mg/dL; female, UA > 5.4 mg/dL) showed a higher risk of AKI compared with the first quartile group (male, UA < 4.5 mg/dL; female, UA < 3.6 mg/dL), with the following OR: 3.2 (2.55-4.10) in males (P < 0.001); and 3.1 (2.40-4.19) in females (P < 0.001). There were more patients who did not recover from AKI in the fourth quartile compared with the first quartile, with the following OR: 2.0 (1.32-3.04) in males (P = 0.001) and 2.4 (1.43-3.96) in females (P = 0.001). The fourth quartile group had a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared with the first quartile group, with the following HR: 1.4 (1.20-1.58) in males (P < 0.001) and 1.2 (1.03-1.46) in females (P = 0.019). The in-hospital mortality risk was also higher in the fourth quartile compared with the first quartile, which was significant only in males (OR, 2.1 (1.33-3.31) (P = 0.002)). CONCLUSION Hyperuricemia increases the risks of AKI and all-cause mortality in hospitalized patients.
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- Min Woo Kang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Srivastava A, Palsson R, Leaf DE, Higuera A, Chen ME, Palacios P, Baron RM, Sabbisetti V, Hoofnagle AN, Vaingankar SM, Palevsky PM, Waikar SS. Uric Acid and Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill. Kidney Med 2019; 1:21-30. [PMID: 32734180 PMCID: PMC7380422 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Rationale & Objective Uric acid is excreted by the kidney and accumulates in acute kidney injury (AKI). Whether higher plasma uric acid level predisposes to AKI or its complications is not known. Study Design Prospective observational cohort study. Setting & Participants 2 independent cohorts of critically ill patients: (1) 208 patients without AKI admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Brigham & Women's Hospital between October 2008 and December 2016; and (2) 250 participants with AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) who had not yet initiated RRT enrolled in the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network (ATN) Study. Exposure Plasma uric acid level upon ICU admission and before RRT initiation in the ICU and ATN Study cohorts, respectively. Outcomes Incident AKI and 60-day mortality in the ICU and ATN Study cohorts, respectively. Analytical Approach Logistic regression models were used to test the association of plasma uric acid level with incident AKI and 60-day mortality. Results In the ICU cohort, median plasma uric acid level was 4.7 (interquartile range [IQR], 3.6-6.4) mg/dL, and 40 patients (19.2%) developed AKI. Higher plasma uric acid levels associated with incident AKI, but this association was confounded by serum creatinine level and was not significant after multivariable adjustment (adjusted OR per doubling of uric acid, 1.50; 95% CI, 0.80-2.81). In the ATN Study cohort, median plasma uric acid level was 11.1 (IQR, 8.6-14.2) mg/dL, and 125 participants (50.0%) died within 60 days. There was no statistically significant association between plasma uric acid levels and 60-day mortality in either unadjusted models or after multivariable adjustment for demographic, severity-of-illness, and kidney-specific covariates (adjusted OR per doubling of uric acid, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.71-1.86). Limitations Heterogeneity of ICU patients. Conclusions Plasma uric acid levels upon ICU admission or before RRT initiation are not independently associated with adverse clinical outcomes in critically ill patients.
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- Anand Srivastava
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Center for Translational Metabolism and Health, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.,Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Renal Section, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Lu HY, Ning XY, Chen YQ, Han SJ, Chi P, Zhu SN, Yue Y. Predictive Value of Serum Creatinine, Blood Urea Nitrogen, Uric Acid, and β 2-Microglobulin in the Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Chin Med J (Engl) 2018; 131:1059-1066. [PMID: 29692377 PMCID: PMC5937314 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.230726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background As a major complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently defined by serum creatinine (Cr); however, the accuracy of commonly used blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA), and β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) remains to be explored. This retrospective study compared the accuracy of these parameters for post-OLT AKI evaluation. Methods Patients who underwent OLT in three centers between July 2003 and December 2013 were enrolled. The postoperative AKI group was diagnosed by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria and classified by stage. Measurement data were analyzed using the t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test; enumerated data were analyzed using the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. Diagnostic reliability and predictive accuracy were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results This study excluded 976 cases and analyzed 697 patients (578 men and 119 women); the post-OLT AKI incidence was 0.409. Compared with the no-AKI group, the AKI group showed very significant differences in Model for End-stage Liver Disease score (14.74 ± 9.91 vs. 11.07 ± 9.54, Z = 5.404; P < 0.001), hepatic encephalopathy (45 [15.8%] vs. 30 [7.3%], χ2 = 12.699; P < 0.001), hemofiltration (28 [9.8%] vs. 0 [0.0%], χ2 = 42.171; P < 0.001), and 28-day mortality (23 [8.1%] vs. 9 [2.2%], χ2 = 13.323; P <0.001). Moreover, mean values of Cr, BUN, UA, and β2-MG in the AKI group differed significantly at postoperative days 1, 3, and 7 (all P < 0.001). ROC curve area was 0.847 of Cr for the detection of AKI Stage 1 (sensitivity 80.1%, specificity 75.7%, cutoff value 88.23 μmol/L), 0.916 for Stage 2 (sensitivity 87.6%, specificity 82.6%, cutoff value 99.9 μmol/L), and 0.972 for Stage 3 (sensitivity 94.1%, specificity 88.2%, cutoff value 122.90 μmol/L). Conclusion The sensitivity and specificity of serum Cr might be a high-value indicator for the diagnosis and grading of post-OLT AKI.
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- Hai-Yang Lu
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020; Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069; Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020; Department of Anaesthesiology, The General Hospital of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The General Hospital of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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Gadalean F, Simu M, Parv F, Vorovenci R, Tudor R, Schiller A, Timar R, Petrica L, Velciov S, Gluhovschi C, Bob F, Mihaescu A, Timar B, Spasovski G, Ivan V. The impact of acute kidney injury on in-hospital mortality in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185589. [PMID: 29040276 PMCID: PMC5645137 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Acute kidney injury (AKI) increases the risk of death in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Intravenous thrombolytic therapy (iv. rt-PA) seems to be the most effective treatment for AIS patients. The effects of AKI on iv. rt-PA treated AIS cases is less studied. Our paper addresses this issue. METHODS 45 consecutive stroke patients treated with iv. rt-PA (median age = 64 years; 29 male) and 59 age and sex matched controls not eligible for iv. rt-PA have been enrolled in our study. Subjects were followed-up until hospital release or death (median follow up time = 12 days). RESULTS The prevalence of AKI did not differ between iv. rt-PA treated patients and controls (35.5% vs. 33.89%). In both groups, AKI was associated with increased in-hospital mortality: 50.0% vs. 3.4% p<0.0001 (in the rt-PA treated), and 45% vs. 30.7% (in controls). AKI iv. rt-PA treated patients had a significantly higher risk of in hospital mortality as compared to the no-AKI iv. rt-PA treated (HR = 15.2 (95%CI [1.87 to 124.24]; P = 0.011). In a Cox-multivariate model, the presence of AKI after iv. rt-PA remained a significant factor (HR = 8.354; p = 0.041) influencing the in-hospital mortality even after correction for other confounding factors. The independent predictors for AKI were: decreased eGFR baseline and elevated serum levels of uric acid at admission, (the model explained 60.2% of the AKI development). CONCLUSIONS The risk of AKI was increased in AIS patients. Thrombolysis itself did not increase the risk of AKI. In the iv. rt-PA patients, as compared to non-AKI, those which developed AKI had a higher rate of in-hospital mortality. The baseline eGFR and the serum uric acid at admission were independent predictors for AKI development in the iv. rt-PA treated AIS patients.
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- Florica Gadalean
- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Neurology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Neurology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Neurology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Bioinformatics, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Nephrology, Medical Faculty, University of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Cardiology, County Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Romania, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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Rincon-Choles H, Jolly SE, Arrigain S, Konig V, Schold JD, Nakhoul G, Navaneethan SD, Nally JV, Rothberg MB. Impact of Uric Acid Levels on Kidney Disease Progression. Am J Nephrol 2017; 46:315-322. [PMID: 29032376 DOI: 10.1159/000481460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperuricemia is associated with the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it is not known whether the relationship is causal. We examined the association of hyperuricemia and uric acid lowering therapy (UALT) with progression of CKD in patients with CKD 3 and 4 in the Cleveland Clinic CKD registry. METHODS We included 1,676 patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 from Ohio, who had measured their uric acid (UA) levels a year prior to the recording of the second eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2, and follow-up eGFR, between 2005 and 2009. Our primary composite outcome included a 50% drop in eGFR or progression to ESRD. Secondary outcomes included the rate of decline in eGFR, all-cause mortality, progression to ESRD, and a composite measure of progression to ESRD or death. We assessed the association between UA, UALT, and outcomes using Cox models and competing risks regression models. RESULTS In multivariable models, higher UA was associated with the composite endpoint, but it reached statistical significance only in the 4th quartile (≥8.9 mg/dL). Receipt of UALT was significantly associated with increased risk of the composite outcome. Neither UA nor UALT (considered a time-dependent covariate) was significantly associated with mortality. The inference was similar for UA as high vs. low, quartiles, or continuous. Similarly, neither high UA nor UALT were significantly associated with ESRD, the composite of ESRD and mortality, or eGFR decline. CONCLUSIONS Hyperuricemia is associated with increased risk of progression to ESRD in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4, but UALT does not ameliorate the risk, suggesting that the relationship is not causal.
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- Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Admission hyperphosphatemia increases the risk of acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients. J Nephrol 2017; 31:241-247. [PMID: 28975589 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-017-0442-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evidence on the association between elevated admission serum phosphate and risk of in-hospital acute kidney injury (AKI) is limited. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of AKI in hospitalized patients stratified by admission serum phosphate level. METHODS This is a single-center retrospective study conducted at a tertiary referral hospital. All hospitalized adult patients who had admission phosphate measurement available between January and December 2013 were enrolled. Admission phosphate was categorized into 6 groups (< 2.4, 2.4-2.9, 2.9-3.4, 3.4-3.9, 3.9-4.4, and ≥ 4.4 mg/dl). The primary outcome was in-hospital AKI occurring after hospital admission. Logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain the odds ratio of AKI for various admission phosphate strata using the phosphate 2.4-2.9 mg/dl level (lowest incidence of AKI) as the reference group. RESULTS After excluding patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), without serum phosphate measurement, and those with AKI at time of admission, a total of 5036 patients were studied. Phosphate levels of < 2.4 and ≥ 4.4 mg/dl were found in 458 (9.1%) and 585 (11.6%) patients, respectively. In-hospital AKI occurred in 595 (11.8%) patients. The incidence of AKI among patients with admission phosphate < 2.4, 2.4-2.9, 2.9-3.4, 3.4-3.9, 3.9-4.4, and ≥ 4.4 mg/dl was 10.5, 9.5, 11.8, 10.0, 12.8, and 17.9%, respectively. After adjusting for potential confounders, admission serum phosphate > 4.4 mg/dl was associated with an increased risk of developing AKI with an odds ratio of 1.72 (95% confidence interval 1.20-2.47), whereas admission serum phosphate levels < 4.4 mg/dl were not associated with development of AKI during hospitalization. CONCLUSION Elevated admission phosphate is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital AKI.
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Breuer GS, Schwartz Y, Freier-Dror Y, Nesher G. Uric acid level as predictor of mortality in the acute care setting of advanced age population. Eur J Intern Med 2017; 44:74-76. [PMID: 28739350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Gabriel S Breuer
- Department of Internal Medicine and the Rheumatology Unit, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare-Zedek Medical center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine and the Rheumatology Unit, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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Sharaf El Din UA, Salem MM, Abdulazim DO. Uric acid in the pathogenesis of metabolic, renal, and cardiovascular diseases: A review. J Adv Res 2017; 8:537-548. [PMID: 28748119 PMCID: PMC5512153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Revised: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The association between uric acid (UA) on one side and systemic hypertension (Htn), dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, overweight, fatty liver, renal disease and cardiovascular disease (CVD) on the other side is well recognized. However, the causal relationship between UA and these different clinical problems is still debatable. The recent years have witnessed hundreds of experimental and clinical trials that favored the opinion that UA is a probable player in the pathogenesis of these disease entities. These studies disclosed the strong association between hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome (MS), obesity, Htn, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hypertriglyceridemia, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease (CKD), coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure and increased mortality among cardiac and CKD patients. The association between UA and nephrolithiasis or preeclampsia is a non-debatable association. Recent experimental trials have disclosed different changes in enzyme activities induced by UA. Nitric oxide (NO) synthase, adenosine monophosphate kinase (AMPK), adenosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (AMPD), and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-oxidase are affected by UA. These changes in enzymatic activities can lead to the observed biochemical and pathological changes associated with UA. The recent experimental, clinical, interventional, and epidemiologic trials favor the concept of a causative role of UA in the pathogenesis of MS, renal, and CVDs.
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- Usama A.A. Sharaf El Din
- Nephrology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
- Corresponding author. Fax: +20 222753890.
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- Endocrinology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, School of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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Li Q, Zhao M, Wang X. The impact of transient and persistent acute kidney injury on short-term outcomes in very elderly patients. Clin Interv Aging 2017; 12:1013-1020. [PMID: 28721029 PMCID: PMC5500516 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s135241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in elderly patients and is associated with poor outcomes. However, the effect of transient and persistent geriatric AKI on short-term mortality is unclear. We aimed to study the incidence, clinical characteristics, and prognostic impact of transient and persistent AKI in such patients. Methods We retrospectively enrolled very elderly patients (≥75 years) from the geriatric department of the Chinese PLA General Hospital between 2007 and 2015. AKI was defined according to the 2012 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria. AKI patients were divided into transient or persistent AKI groups based on their renal function at 3 days post-AKI. Renal function recovery was defined as a return to the baseline serum creatinine (SCr) levels. Results In total, 668 geriatric patients (39.0%) experienced AKI, and 652 satisfied the inclusion criteria. Of these 652 patients, 270 (41.4%) had transient AKI, and 382 (58.6%) had persistent AKI. The 90-day mortality was 5.9% in patients with transient AKI and 53.1% in patients with persistent AKI. Multivariate analysis revealed that low hemoglobin levels (odds ratio [OR] =0.989; 95% CI: 0.980–0.999; P=0.025), low mean aortic pressure (OR =0.985; 95% CI: 0.971–1.000; P=0.043), peak SCr (OR =1.020; 95% CI: 1.015–1.026; P<0.001) levels, high uric acid (OR =1.002; 95% CI: 1.000–1.003; P=0.040) levels, high blood urea nitrogen (OR =1.028; 95% CI: 1.000–1.056; P=0.047) levels, and mechanical ventilation requirements (OR =1.610; 95% CI: 1.012–2.562; P=0.044) were associated with persistent AKI. Persistent AKI (hazard ratio [HR] =5.741; 95% CI: 3.356–9.822; P<0.001) and more severe AKI stages (stage 2: HR =3.363; 95% CI: 1.973–5.732; P<0.001 and stage 3: HR =4.741; 95% CI: 2.807–8.008; P<0.001) were associated with 90-day mortality. Conclusion AKI is common in very elderly patients, with transient renal injury representing close to 42% of all cases of geriatric AKI. More frequent SCr measurements may be helpful for the early diagnosis of transient geriatric AKI. Persistent geriatric AKI is independently associated with a significantly higher risk of 90-day mortality.
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- Department of Clinical Data Repository, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Xu X, Hu J, Song N, Chen R, Zhang T, Ding X. Hyperuricemia increases the risk of acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Nephrol 2017; 18:27. [PMID: 28095822 PMCID: PMC5240269 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-016-0433-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Mounting evidence indicated that the elevated serum uric acid level was associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Our goal was to systematically evaluate the correlation of serum uric acid (SUA) level and incidence of AKI by longitudinal cohort studies. Methods We searched electronic databases and the reference lists of relevant articles. 18 cohort studies with 75,200 patients were analyzed in this random-effect meta-analysis. Hyperuricemia was defined as SUA levels greater than 360-420 μmol/L (6–7 mg/dl), which was various according to different studies. Data including serum uric acid, serum creatinine, and incidence of AKI and hospital mortality were summarized using random-effects meta-analysis. Results The hyperuricemia group significantly exerted a higher risk of AKI compared to the controls (odds ratio OR 2.24, 95% CI 1.76-2.86, p < 0.01). Furthermore, there is less difference of the pooled rate of AKI after cardiac surgery between hyperuricemia and control group (34.3% vs 29.7%, OR 1.24, 95% CI 0.96-1.60, p = 0.10), while the rates after PCI were much higher in hyperuricemia group than that in control group (16.0% vs 5.3%, OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.93-5.45, p < 0.01). In addition, there were significant differences in baseline renal function at admission between hyperuricemia and control groups in most of the included studies. The relationship between hyperuricemia and hospital mortality was not significant. The pooled pre-operative SUA levels were higher in AKI group than that in the non-AKI group. Conclusions Elevated SUA level showed an increased risk for AKI in patients and measurements of SUA may help identify risks for AKI in these patients.
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- Xialian Xu
- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney Disease and Dialysis, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney Disease and Dialysis, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney Disease and Dialysis, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney Disease and Dialysis, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney Disease and Dialysis, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. .,Shanghai Institute of Kidney Disease and Dialysis, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. .,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, No.180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
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Hahn K, Kanbay M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Ejaz AA. Serum uric acid and acute kidney injury: A mini review. J Adv Res 2016; 8:529-536. [PMID: 28748118 PMCID: PMC5512150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury causes great morbidity and mortality in both the community and hospital settings. Understanding the etiological factors and the pathophysiological principles resulting in acute kidney injury is essential in prompting appropriate therapies. Recently hyperuricemia has been recognized as a potentially modifiable risk factor for acute kidney injury, including that associated with cardiovascular surgery, radiocontrast administration, rhabdomyolysis, and associated with heat stress. This review discussed the evidence that repeated episodes of acute kidney injury from heat stress and dehydration may also underlie the pathogenesis of the chronic kidney disease epidemic that is occurring in Central America (Mesoamerican nephropathy). Potential mechanisms for how uric acid might contribute to acute kidney injury are also discussed, including systemic effects on renal microvasculature and hemodynamics, and local crystalline and noncrystalline effects on the renal tubules. Pilot clinical trials also show potential benefits of lowering uric acid on acute kidney injury associated with a variety of insults. In summary, there is mounting evidence that hyperuricemia may have a significant role in the development of acute kidney injury. Prospective, placebo controlled, randomized trials are needed to determine the potential benefit of uric acid lowering therapy on kidney and cardio-metabolic diseases.
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- Kai Hahn
- Center for Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension, Dortmund 69120, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul 34010, Turkey
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Denver 80045, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Denver 80045, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Kaushik M, Choo JCJ. Serum uric acid and AKI: is it time? Clin Kidney J 2015; 9:48-50. [PMID: 26798460 PMCID: PMC4720205 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfv127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a well-recognized complication in hospitalized patients, with associated mortality and morbidity. Studies that aim to prevent or reverse AKI using pharmacological and interventional therapies in clinical practice have been disappointing. Work is continuing to identify potentially modifiable risk factors for AKI. Early identification and modification of these risk factors may help prevent or favorably influence the outcome of AKI. The role of uric acid as a potential risk factor is being revisited in chronic kidney disease and AKI. Apart from the established crystal precipitation with profound hyperuricemia, various non-crystal mechanisms have also been proposed in the pathogenesis of AKI. The association of serum uric acid levels with the development of AKI has been reported in various clinical settings. Together, the results of these studies highlight hyperuricemia as a potential risk factor of AKI and the need for further work on this subject.
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- Manish Kaushik
- Department of Renal Medicine , Singapore General Hospital , Singapore
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