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Mohammed T, Zahra MS, Qurashi NT, Rahman S. Case report: Management of an unknown TCA diagnosis: The importance of rapid diagnosis and the use of CVVHDF in toxin elimination. Toxicol Rep 2023; 11:307-309. [PMID: 37789950 PMCID: PMC10543779 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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This case report highlights the effective medical management of a 27-year-old woman in critical condition due to an unknown medication overdose. The patient's initial condition at the emergency department (ED) indicated TCA (Tricyclic antidepressant) toxicity, which implied a poor prognosis based on clinical presentation and measurable criteria. The patient's systemic collapse was managed emergently in accordance with the TOXBASE guidelines. Additional supportive measures, including Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF), were employed in this severe case. Swift therapeutic interventions administered in the Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) resulted in enhanced clinical outcomes and improved haemodynamic status within five days. The patient successfully achieved complete clinical recovery without any neurological sequelae. She was discharged home within a week. This case underscores the importance of early recognition and highlights the utilisation of CVVHDF as an adjunct therapy in the advent of a lethal TCA overdose.
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- Talhah Mohammed
- King's College London Guy's Campus, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Ramsgate Rd, Margate CT9 4AN, United Kingdom
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- King's College London Guy's Campus, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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Cassina T, Villa M, Soldani-Agnello A, Zini P. Comparison of two regional citrate anticoagulation modalities for continuous renal replacement therapy by a prospective analysis of safety, workload, effectiveness, and cost. Minerva Anestesiol 2021; 87:1309-1319. [PMID: 34527405 DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.21.15559-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Currently, regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) is the preferred approach for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and several RCA protocols are commercially available. This study was aimed at comparing two RCA modalities for CRRT in terms of safety, workload, effectiveness, and costs. METHODS We prospectively evaluated two different RCA approaches in patients admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) who needed CRRT. Patients with acute liver failure were excluded. We compared a hypertonic sodium-citrate solution 136 mmol/L added before the filter as anticoagulant during bicarbonate continuous hemodialysis (RCA-CVVHD) versus citrate-buffered replacement fluid 13.3 mmol/L infused by predilution setting in continuous venovenous hemofiltration (RCA-CVVH). Alkalosis, calcium homeostasis, nursing workload, filter lifespan, urea-creatinine metabolic control, and costs were recorded. RESULTS Forty-five and 31 patients who underwent RCA-CVVH and RCA-CVVHD, respectively, were included. Alkalosis-free time distributions were significantly different in favor of a higher alkalosis incidence in the RCA-CVVHD group (log-rank test χ2(1)=8.18, P=0.004). Multivariable analysis showed that RCA-CVVHD was associated with a longer filter lifespan (HR=0.47; 95% CI: 0.28-0.78), higher total cost (1362 CHF [782-1901] vs. 976 CHF [671-1353], P<0.001), and higher number of anticoagulation adjustments (9 [IQR, 4-14] vs. 2 [IQR, 1-4]). The mean urea and creatinine reduction ratios at the first 24 hours were significantly higher in the RCA-CVVHD group. Calcium homeostasis and filter downtime were similar in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Pre-filter hypertonic sodium-citrate solution (136 mmol/L) results in longer filter patency and improves depuration effectiveness. However, compared to RCA-CVVHF, it causes metabolic alkalosis and increases nursing interventions and cost.
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- Tiziano Cassina
- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland -
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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Xiao M, Liu B, Zhou M, Wang D, Chen L. Evaluation of the timing of initiating continuous renal replacement therapy in community-acquired septic patients with acute kidney injury. CHINESE J PHYSIOL 2021; 64:135-141. [PMID: 34169919 DOI: 10.4103/cjp.cjp_16_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) in community-acquired septic patients is often associated with relatively high mortality rate. However, the appropriate timing for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) initiation remains controversial. In the present study, we retrospectively analyzed 123 community-acquired septic patients with AKI admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU). The baseline patient characteristics and renal function parameters were compared between survivors and non-survivors. Then, we used the Cox proportional hazard analysis to identify the risk factors for ICU mortality. Moreover, we employed the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis to determine the cutoff time for CRRT initiation. Finally, we used the cutoff time to separate the patients into early (treatment initiated earlier than the cutoff time) and late (treatment initiated later than the cutoff time) CRRT groups and performed the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis to assess the overall mortalities. At the time of ICU release, the mortality rate of the 123 patients was 48.8% (n = 60). We identified several baseline characteristics and renal function parameters that were significantly different between the survivors and the non-survivors. All of them were also identified as the risk factors for community-acquired sepsis. Importantly, the cutoff time point to distinguish the early and late CRRT initiation groups was determined to be 16 h after AKI onset. Based on such grouping, the mortality rate was significantly lower in the early CRRT initiation group at 30, 60 and 90 days. Our data suggest that initiating CRRT within 16 h may help improve the mortality rate of community-acquired septic patients.
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- Min Xiao
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Ezaka M, Tsukamoto J, Matsuo K, Kin N, Yamaoka K. Hyperlactatemia of dialysis-dependent patients after cardiac surgery impacts on in-hospital mortality: a two-center retrospective study. JA Clin Rep 2020; 6:47. [PMID: 32529341 PMCID: PMC7290016 DOI: 10.1186/s40981-020-00348-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lactate is a well-known marker to estimate prognosis after cardiac surgery and critically ill patients. The liver and kidney have a major role in lactate metabolism; however, there was less characterized about the change of lactate and threshold to predict in-hospital mortality in dialysis-dependent patients undertaking cardiac surgery. We conducted this retrospective observational study to characterize when and how lactate values after cardiac surgery affected in-hospital mortality. Methods This two-center retrospective study included dialysis-dependent patients who underwent cardiac surgery with a cardiopulmonary bypass from January 2014 to December 2018. Lactate values were collected at three points: at ICU admission (T1), the maximum level of lactate within 24 h postoperatively (T2), and 24 h after ICU admission (T3). We determined hyperlactatemia as more than 2 mmol/L following previous studies. Results We enrolled 122 dialysis-dependent patients. The mean age was 73 ± 8 years and hyperlactatemia was observed in 100 patients (81.9%). In-hospital mortality was 11.4%. Univariate analysis and area under curve in ROC suggested that T2 lactate was the most significantly associated with in-hospital mortality (AUC = 0.845). Multivariate logistic analysis showed a significant association between in-hospital mortality when patients showed early peak lactate levels of > 4.5 mmol/L after ICU admission (adjusted OR 8.35; 95% CI: 1.44–57.13). Conclusions In dialysis-dependent patients after cardiac surgery, the early-onset of a maximum arterial lactate concentration of > 4.5 mmol/L was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality.
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- Mariko Ezaka
- Department of Anesthesiology, New Tokyo Hospital, 1271 Wanagaya, Matsudo, Chiba, 270-2232, Japan. .,Teikyo University Graduate School of Public Health, 2-11-1 Kaga Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, New Tokyo Hospital, 1271 Wanagaya, Matsudo, Chiba, 270-2232, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, New Tokyo Hospital, 1271 Wanagaya, Matsudo, Chiba, 270-2232, Japan
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- Teikyo University Graduate School of Public Health, 2-11-1 Kaga Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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Zanella A, Caironi P, Castagna L, Rezoagli E, Salerno D, Scotti E, Scaravilli V, Deab SA, Langer T, Mauri T, Ferrari M, Dondossola D, Chiodi M, Zadek F, Magni F, Gatti S, Gattinoni L, Pesenti AM. Extracorporeal Chloride Removal by Electrodialysis. A Novel Approach to Correct Acidemia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201:799-813. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201903-0538oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Alberto Zanella
- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Italy; Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Regenerative Medicine Institute at CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, and Discipline of Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, SAOLTA University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- General and Liver Transplant Surgery Unit, and
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy; and
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- Center for Preclinical Research, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physiopathology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency
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Optimal timing of initiating continuous renal replacement therapy in septic shock patients with acute kidney injury. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11981. [PMID: 31427640 PMCID: PMC6700095 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48418-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with septic shock is associated with high mortality, but the appropriate timing for initiating continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is controversial. We retrospectively enrolled 158 septic shock patients with AKI in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) from July 2016 to April 2018. The time from AKI onset to CRRT initiation was compared according to ICU mortality using Cox proportional hazard, receiver operating characteristic, and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses. At the time of ICU discharge, the mortality rate was 50.6% (n = 80). It took longer to initiate CRRT in non-survivors than in survivors (hazard ratio 1.009; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.003–1.014; P = 0.002). The cut-off time from AKI onset to CRRT initiation for ICU mortality was 16.5 hours (area under the curve 0.786; 95% CI 0.716–0.856; P < 0.001). The cumulative mortality rate was significantly higher in patients in whom CRRT was initiated beyond 16.5 hours after AKI onset than in those in whom CCRT was initiated within 16.5 hours (log-rank test, P < 0.001). Several clinical situations must be considered to determine the optimal timing of CRRT initiation in these patients. Close observation and CRRT initiation within 16.5 hours after AKI onset may help improve survival.
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Passos RDH, Caldas JR, Ramos JGR, Batista PBP, Noritomi DT, Akamine N, Junior MDSD, dos Santos BFC, Junior VGP, Monte JCM, Batista MC, dos Santos OFP. Acid base variables predict survival early in the course of treatment with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e12221. [PMID: 30200141 PMCID: PMC6133476 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Metabolic acid-base disorders, especially metabolic acidosis, are common in critically ill patients who require renal replacement therapy. Continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) achieves profound changes in acid-base status, but metabolic acidosis can remain unchanged or even deteriorate in some patients. The objective of this study is to understand the changes of acid-base variables in critically ill patients with septic associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) during CVVHDF and to determine how they relate to clinical outcome.Observational study of 200 subjects with SA-AKI treated with CVVHDF for at least 72 hours. Arterial blood gases and electrolytes and other relevant acid-base variables were analyzed using quantitative acid-base chemistry.Survivors and nonsurvivors had similar demographic characteristics and acid-base variables on day one of CVVHDF. However, during the next 48 hours, the resolution of acidosis was significantly different between the 2 groups, with an area under the ROC curve for standard base excess (SBE) and mortality of 0.62 (0.54-0.70), this was better than APACHE II score prediction power. Quantitative physicochemical analysis revealed that the majority of the change in SBE was due to changes in Cl and Na concentrations.Survivors of SA-AKI treated with CVVHDF recover hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis more rapidly than nonsurvivors. Further study is needed to determine if survival can be improved by measures to correct acidosis more rapidly.
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- Departamento de Doentes Graves—Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein—São Paulo
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Strong ion difference and CVVH: Different response during nadroparin versus citrate anticoagulation. J Crit Care 2018; 47:88-92. [PMID: 29936328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect on strong ion difference of citrate as an anticoagulant during continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH). MATERIALS AND METHODS ICU patients with renal failure and CVVH were included. Patients were treated with either nadroparin (N) or sodium citrate (C) as an anticoagulant. Strong ion difference (SID) apparent (SIDa) and SID effective (SIDe) and strong ion gap (SIG) were calculated at t = 0 and t = 24 h. Citrate concentration was measured in the citrate treated patients. RESULTS Ten patients with N and nine with C were included. In both groups the SIDa did not change significantly. SIG decreased significantly with N (11.4 ± 4.2 to 4.0 ± 3.1 meq/l; p = 0.005) but not with C (9.3 ± 1.9 to 8.1 ± 2.4 meq/l; p = 0.097). The decrease was significantly greater for N compared to C; p = 0.014. This is reflected by the SIDe which increased significantly (p = 0.022) more from 24.7 ± 4.5 to 32.9 ± 3.9 (p = 0.005) for N and from 26.3 ± 5.8 to 29.6 ± 1.6 for C (p = 0.058). CONCLUSION Citrate anticoagulation results in a persistently high SIG during CVVH compared to nadroparin. This is associated with the presence of unmeasured anions such as citrate in the systemic circulation.
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Naka T, Bellomo R, Morimatsu H, Rocktaschel J, Wan L, Gow P, Angus P. Acid-Base Balance during Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration: The Impact of Severe Hepatic Failure. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 29:668-74. [PMID: 16874671 DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) affects acid-base balance but the influence of severe hepatic failure (SHF) on this effect is unknown. Aim To assess the effect of SHF on acid-base balance in patients receiving CVVH. Design Retrospective laboratory investigation. Subjects Forty patients with SHF and acute renal failure (ARF) treated with CVVH and 42 critically ill patients with severe ARF but no liver disease also treated with CVVH (controls). Intervention Retrieval of clinical and laboratory data from prospective unit and laboratory databases. Methods Quantitative acid-base status assessment using the Stewart-Figge methodology. Comparison of findings between the two groups. Results Although CVVH had a major effect on acid base balance in both groups, patients with SHF had a higher mean lactate concentrations (4.8 vs. 3.1 mmol/L; p<0.0005), a greater base deficit compared to controls (-1 vs. 4.1 mEq/L; p<0.0001) and a lower PaCO2 tension (36.8 vs. 42.5 mmHg; p<0.0001), despite the use of bicarbonate replacement fluid. The acidifying effect of hyperlactatemia was slightly worsened by an increased strong ion gap (9.3 vs. 4.9 mEq/L; p<0.0001). It was, however, attenuated by an increased strong ion difference apparent (SIDa) (43.6 vs. 41.9 mEq/L; p<0.05) secondary to hypochloremia (96 vs. 100 mmol/L; p<0.0001) and by hypoalbuminemia, although hypoalbuminemia in SHF patients (26 vs. 23; p<0.005) was less pronounced than in controls. Conclusion The use of CVVH does not fully correct the independent acidifying effect of liver failure on acid-base status. Increased lactate and strong ion gap values maintain a persistent base deficit despite the alkalinizing effects of hypoalbuminemia and hypochloremia. The correction of acidosis in SHF patients may require more intensive CVVH.
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- T Naka
- Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital and Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia
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Bellomo R, Ronco C. New Ideas in Science and Medicine and the Renal Control of Acid-base Balance. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 28:957-60. [PMID: 16288432 DOI: 10.1177/039139880502801001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Naka T, Egi M, Bellomo R, Cole L, French C, Wan L, Fealy N, Baldwin I. Low-dose Citrate Continuous Veno-venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) and Acid-base Balance. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 28:222-8. [PMID: 15818544 DOI: 10.1177/039139880502800306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective To evaluate the acid-base effect of low-dose regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) during continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH). Design Prospective observational study. Setting ICUs of tertiary public and private hospitals. Subjects Thirty critically ill patients with acute renal failure at risk of bleeding or with a major contraindication to heparin-CVVH and/or short filter life. Methods We used a commercial citrate-based fluid (11 mmol/L, sodium: 140 mmol/L, chloride: 108 mmol/L and 1 mol/L of potassium) as pre-dilution replacement fluid during CVVH. Further potassium was added according to serum potassium levels. We measured all relevant variables for acid-base analysis according to the Stewart-Figge methodology. Results Before treatment, study patients had a slight metabolic acidosis, which worsened over 6 hours of RCA-CVVH (pH from 7.39 to 7.38, p<0.005; bicarbonate from 23.2 to 21.6 mmol/L, p<0.0001 and base excess from −2.0 to −3.0 mEq/L, p<0.0001) due to a significant increase in SIG (from 5.8 to 6.6 mEq/L, p<0.05) and a decrease in SIDa (from 37.5 to 36.6 mEq/L, p<0.05). These acidifying effects were attenuated by hypoalbuminemia and a decrease in lactate (from 1.48 to 1.34 mmol/L, p<0.005) and did not lead to progressive acidosis. On cessation of treatment, this acidifying effect rapidly self-corrected within six hours. Conclusions Low dose RCA-CVVH induces a mild acidosis secondary to an increased strong ion gap and decreased SIDa which fully self-corrects at cessation of therapy. Clinicians need to be aware of these effects to correctly interpret changes in acid-base status in such patients.
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- T Naka
- Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital and Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia
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Naka T, Bellomo R, Morimatsu H, Rocktaschel J, Wan L, Gow P, Angus P. Acid-base Balance in Combined Severe Hepatic and Renal Failure: A Quantitative Analysis. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 31:288-94. [DOI: 10.1177/039139880803100403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Severe hepatic failure (SHF) commonly leads to major changes in acid-base balance status. However, the direct effects of liver failure per se on acid base balance are poorly understood because this condition is usually associated with acute renal failure (ARF). Aim To assess the effect of SHF on acid-base balance. Design Retrospective laboratory investigation. Subjects Thirty-seven critically ill patients with SHF complicated by ARF, and 42 patients with severe ARF without liver failure prior to renal replacement therapy. Intervention Retrieval of clinical and laboratory data from prospective unit and laboratory databases. Methods Quantitative acid-base assessment using Stewart-Figge methodology. Comparison of findings between the two groups. Comparison of demographic and clinical features. Results Patients with combined SHF and ARF were younger and had significantly higher mean bilirubin, ALT and INR levels (p<0.0001). Their mean lactate concentration was higher (6.4 vs. 2.1 mmol/L; p<0.0001) leading to a greater anion gap (25.8 vs. 16.1 mmol/L; p<0.0001). The ionized calcium concentration (1.00 vs. 1.15 mmol/L; p<0.0001) was lower but the strong ion difference apparent (SIDa) was greater (42.0 vs. 38.0 mEq/L; p<0.005) due to hypochloremia. The albumin concentration was low but higher than in control patients (28 vs. 24 g/L; p<0.01) and the calculated strong ion gap (SIG) was greater (12.6 vs. 9.3 mEq/L; p<0.01). The base excess was similar to controls and the pH was preserved in the near normal range by marked hypocapnea. Conclusions Combined SHF and ARF is a syndrome with unique acid-base changes due mostly to lactic metabolic acidosis and, in smaller part, to the accumulation of unmeasured anions. This acidosis, like that of ARF, is attenuated by hypoalbuminemia, by a unique preservation of the SIDa due to hypochloremia, and by marked hypocapnea.
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- T. Naka
- Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia
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Schell-Chaple H. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Update: An Emphasis on Safe and High-Quality Care. AACN Adv Crit Care 2017; 28:31-40. [PMID: 28254854 DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2017816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was introduced more than 40 years ago as a renal support option for critically ill patients who had contraindications to intermittent hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Despite being the most common renal support therapy used in intensive care units today, the tremendous variability in CRRT management challenges the interpretation of findings from CRRT outcome studies. The lack of standardization in practice and training of clinicians along with the high risk of CRRT-related adverse events has been the impetus for the recent expert consensus work on identifying quality indicators for CRRT programs. This article summarizes the potential complications that establish CRRT as a high-risk therapy and also the recently published best-practice recommendations for providing high-quality CRRT.
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- Hildy Schell-Chaple
- Hildy Schell-Chaple is Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
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Kashani K, Thongprayoon C, Cheungpasitporn W, Iacovella GM, Akhoundi A, Albright RC. Association between mortality and replacement solution bicarbonate concentration in continuous renal replacement therapy: A propensity-matched cohort study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185064. [PMID: 28957333 PMCID: PMC5619733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Given the known deleterious effects seen with bicarbonate supplementation for acidemia, we hypothesized that utilizing high bicarbonate concentration replacement solution in continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) would be independently associated with higher mortality. METHODS In a propensity score-matched historical cohort study conducted at a single tertiary care center from December 9, 2006, through December 31, 2009, a total of 287consecutive adult critically ill patients with Stage III acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring CVVH were enrolled. We excluded patients on maintenance dialysis, those who received other modalities of continuous renal replacement therapies, and patients that received a mixed of 22 and 32 mEq/L bicarbonate solution pre- and post-filter. The primary outcome was in-hospital and 90-day mortality rates. RESULTS Among enrollees, 68 were used 32 mEq/L bicarbonate solution, and 219 received 22mEq/L bicarbonate solution for CVVH. Patients on 32 mEq/L bicarbonate solution were more often non-surgical, had lower pH and bicarbonate level but had higher blood potassium and phosphorus levels in comparison with those on 22 mEq/L bicarbonate solution. After adjustment for the baseline characteristics, the use of 32 bicarbonate solution was significantly associated with increased in-hospital (HR = 1.94; 95% CI 1.02-3.79) and 90-day mortality (HR = 1.50; 95% CI 1.03-2.14). There was a significant increase in the hospital (p = .03) and 90-day (p = .04) mortality between the 22 vs. 32 mEq/L bicarbonate solution groups following propensity matching. CONCLUSION Our data showed there is a strong association between using high bicarbonate solution and mortality independent of severity of illness and comorbid conditions. These findings need to be evaluated further in prospective studies.
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- Kianoush Kashani
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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Passos RDH, Ramos JGR, Gobatto A, Mendonça EJB, Miranda EA, Dutra FRD, Coelho MFR, Pedroza AC, Batista PBP, Dutra MMD. Lactate clearance is associated with mortality in septic patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy: A cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e5112. [PMID: 27749594 PMCID: PMC5059097 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to assess the clinical utility of lactate measured at different time points to predict mortality at 48 hours and 28 days in septic patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).Consecutive critically ill patients with septic AKI requiring CRRT were prospectively studied. Variables were collected at initiation of CRRT and 24 hours later.In total, 186 patients were analyzed. Overall mortality at 48 hours was 28% and at 28 days was 69%. Initial lactate, lactate at 24 hours and the proportion of patients with a lactate clearance superior to 10% were different between survivors at 28 days [2.0 mmol/L, 1.95 mmol/L and 18/45 (40%)] and nonsurvivors [3.46 mmol, 4.66 mmol, and 18/94 (19%)]. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that lactate at 24 hours and lactate clearance, but not initial lactate, were independently associated to mortality. Area under the ROC curves for 28-day mortality was 0.635 for initial lactate; 0.828 for lactate at 24 hours and 0.701 for lactate clearance.Lactate clearance and lactate after 24 hours of CRRT, but not initial lactate, were independently associated with mortality in septic AKI patients undergoing CRRT. Serial lactate measurements may be useful prognostic markers than initial lactate in these patients.
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- Rogério da Hora Passos
- Critical Care Unit Hospital Sao Rafael, Salvador, Brazil /Nephrology Division Hospital Portugues, Salvador
- Correspondence: Rogério da Hora Passos, Critical Care Unit Hospital Sao Rafael, Salvador, Brazil/Nephrology Division Hospital Portugues, Salvador, Brazil (e-mail: )
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- Critical Care Unit Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, Brazil/UNIME Medical School, Lauro de Freitas
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- Hospital São Rafael Critical Care Unit Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, Brazil/UNIME Medical School, Lauro de Freitas, Brazil
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The effect of bicarbonate administration via continuous venovenous hemofiltration on acid-base parameters in ventilated patients. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:901590. [PMID: 25648653 PMCID: PMC4306401 DOI: 10.1155/2015/901590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. Acute kidney injury (AKI) and metabolic acidosis are common in the intensive care unit. The effect of bicarbonate administration on acid-base parameters is unclear in those receiving continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) and mechanical ventilatory support. Methods. Metabolic and ventilatory parameters were prospectively examined in 19 ventilated subjects for up to 96 hours following CVVH initiation for AKI at an academic tertiary care center. Mixed linear regression modeling was performed to measure changes in pH, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), serum bicarbonate, and base excess over time. Results. During the 96-hour study period, pCO2 levels remained stable overall (initial pCO2 42.0 ± 14.6 versus end-study pCO2 43.8 ± 16.1 mmHg; P = 0.13 for interaction with time), for those with initial pCO2 ≤40 mmHg (31.3 ± 5.7 versus 35.0 ± 4.8; P = 0.06) and for those with initial pCO2 >40 mmHg (52.7 ± 12.8 versus 53.4 ± 19.2; P = 0.57). pCO2 decreased during the immediate hours following CVVH initiation (42.0 ± 14.6 versus 37.3 ± 12.6 mmHg), though this change was nonsignificant (P = 0.052). Conclusions. We did not detect a significant increase in pCO2 in response to the administration of bicarbonate via CVVH in a ventilated population. Additional studies of larger populations are needed to confirm this finding.
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Bellomo R, Lipcsey M, Calzavacca P, Haase M, Haase-Fielitz A, Licari E, Tee A, Cole L, Cass A, Finfer S, Gallagher M, Lee J, Lo S, McArthur C, McGuinness S, Myburgh J, Scheinkestel C. Early acid-base and blood pressure effects of continuous renal replacement therapy intensity in patients with metabolic acidosis. Intensive Care Med 2013; 39:429-36. [PMID: 23306586 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2800-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE In acute kidney injury patients, metabolic acidosis is common. Its severity, duration, and associated changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and vasopressor therapy may be affected by the intensity of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). We aimed to compare key aspects of acidosis and MAP and vasopressor therapy in patients treated with two different CRRT intensities. METHODS We studied a nested cohort of 115 patients from two tertiary intensive care units (ICUs) within a large multicenter randomized controlled trial treated with lower intensity (LI) or higher intensity (HI) CRRT. RESULTS Levels of metabolic acidosis at randomization were similar [base excess (BE) of -8 ± 8 vs. -8 ± 7 mEq/l; p = 0.76]. Speed of BE correction did not differ between the two groups. However, the HI group had a greater increase in MAP from baseline to 24 h (7 ± 3 vs. 0 ± 3 mmHg; p < 0.01) and a greater decrease in norepinephrine dose (from 12.5 to 3.5 vs. 5 to 2.5 μg/min; p < 0.05). The correlation (r) coefficients between absolute change in MAP and norepinephrine (NE) dose versus change in BE were 0.05 and -0.37, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Overall, LI and HI CRRT have similar acid-base effects in patients with acidosis. However, HI was associated with greater improvements in MAP and vasopressor requirements (clinical trial no. NCT00221013).
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- Rinaldo Bellomo
- ANZICS CTG, Level 3, 10 Ievers St, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia.
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Claure R, Bouchard J. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Abnormalities during Renal Support for Acute Kidney Injury: Recognition and Management. Blood Purif 2012; 34:186-93. [DOI: 10.1159/000341723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Klouche K, Serveaux Delous M, Machado S, Amigues L, Jonquet O. Les effets délétères de l’épuration extrarénale dans le traitement de l’insuffisance rénale aiguë. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-012-0478-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fall P, Szerlip HM. Continuous renal replacement therapy: cause and treatment of electrolyte complications. Semin Dial 2010; 23:581-5. [PMID: 21166876 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2010.00790.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has become the modality of choice for critically ill patients. Although often hemodynamically better tolerated than intermittent dialysis, the continuous nature of this therapy may cause significant electrolyte complications. These complications commonly result from removal of electrolytes from the body without adequate replacement or because of the use of trisodium citrate as the anticoagulant. Both hypophosphatemia and hypokalemia frequently complicate prolonged treatment. These complications can be avoided by adding these electrolytes to the dialysate or replacement fluid. The use of citrate, especially if this anticoagulant is not used routinely following established protocols, can also result in several electrolyte abnormalities. Because citrate works by chelating calcium, hypo- and hypercalcemia occur because of under- or overreplacement of calcium. Because citrate is a base equivalent, if the bicarbonate concentration of the dialysate or replacement fluid is not decreased, a metabolic alkalosis may develop. Less commonly, in patients with severe liver dysfunction who cannot metabolize citrate back to bicarbonate, a metabolic acidosis may develop. Although CRRT may cause electrolyte complication it also can be the treatment of choice for the correction of certain electrolyte complications. In patients with acute or chronic renal failure who present with significant dysnatremias, intermittent hemodialysis may cause overly rapid correction of the serum sodium with serious neurologic sequelae. The ability to manipulate the sodium concentration of the dialysate or replacement fluid and the more sustained nature of the treatment allows for a slower correction thus avoiding complications.
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- Pamela Fall
- Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
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Anstey CM. Estimating the net effect of unmeasured ions in human extracellular fluid using a new mathematical model. Part II: Practical issues. Anaesth Intensive Care 2010; 38:870-5. [PMID: 20865871 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Building on the theoretical considerations developed in Part I of this two-part series, a population range was established for a new extracellular fluid acid-base parameter using Monte Carlo simulation. This new parameter the unmeasured ion excess, had a normal range of +/- 2.50 mEq/l which was slightly narrower than the normal range for the standard base excess at +/- 3.20 mmol/l. In both cases, most of this variation occurred as a result of the estimation of the bicarbonate concentration. Finally, several short clinical vignettes were explored to highlight the differences between the unmeasured ion excess and the standard base excess.
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- C M Anstey
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunshine Coast Hospital, Nambou, Queensland, Australia.
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Morimatsu H, Toda Y, Egi M, Shimizu K, Matsusaki T, Suzuki S, Iwasaki T, Morita K. Acid-base variables in patients with acute kidney injury requiring peritoneal dialysis in the pediatric cardiac care unit. J Anesth 2009; 23:334-40. [PMID: 19685111 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0747-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to clarify the acid-base abnormalities of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring peritoneal dialysis (PD) in pediatric cardiac care units. METHODS A retrospective observational study was conducted in a pediatric cardiac care unit in a tertiary care university hospital. The subjects were 40 patients with AKI requiring PD between 2003 and 2005, and controls matched by type of surgery and body weight. Acid-base variables, including blood gas data and electrolytes, were assessed. The Stewart-Figge variables, including strong ion difference apparent (SIDa), strong ion difference effective (SIDe), and strong ion gap (SIG), were calculated. RESULTS Blood gas analyses showed that the PD group was more acidemic, with a lower mean bicarbonate and a lower mean base excess, typical features of metabolic acidosis. The strong ion analyses revealed that the PD group had lower mean sodium and albumin concentrations. Based on the Stewart-Figge methodology, SIDa was smaller in the PD group than in the control group, but SIG was similar in the two groups. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analyses showed that serum albumin was the only prognostic factor associated with PCCU mortality, even after adjustment for PD treatment. CONCLUSION Patients with AKI requiring PD in a pediatric cardiac care unit had significant metabolic acidosis compared to controls matched by the type of surgery and body weight. Hyponatremia and hypoalbuminemia were characteristics of these patients. The calculated SIDa was smaller in the PD than in the control group. Only the serum albumin had a significant prognostic value.
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- Hiroshi Morimatsu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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A safe citrate anticoagulation protocol with variable treatment efficacy and excellent control of the acid-base status. Crit Care Med 2009; 37:2018-24. [PMID: 19384210 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181a00a92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Citrate anticoagulation is an excellent alternative to heparin anticoagulation for critically ill patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy. In this article, we provide a safe and an easy-to-handle citrate anticoagulation protocol with variable treatment doses and excellent control of the acid-base status. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS One hundred sixty-two patients with acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy were enrolled in the study. INTERVENTION A continuous venovenous hemodialysis-based citrate anticoagulation protocol using a 4% trisodium solution, a specially designed dialysate fluid, and a continuous calcium infusion were used. The study period was 6 days. Hemofilters were changed routinely after 72 hours of treatment. The patients were grouped according to body weight, with patients below 60 kg body weight in group 1, patients with at least 60 kg and up to 90 kg body weight in group 2, and patients with a body weight of above 90 kg in group 3. Dialysate flow was adapted according to body size and matched approximately 2 L/hr for a patient with average body size. Blood flow, citrate flow, and calcium flow were adjusted according to the dialysate flow used. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Median filter run time was 61.5 hours (interquartile range: 34.5-81.1 hours). Only 5% of all hemofilters had to be changed because of clotting. The prescribed treatment dose was achieved in all patients. Acid-base and electrolyte control were excellent in all groups. In the rare cases of metabolic disarrangement during citrate anticoagulation, acid-base values were rapidly corrected by modifying either the dialysate flow or alternatively the blood flow rate. Eight patients (5%) developed signs of citrate accumulation indicated by an increase of the total calcium >3 mmol/L or a need for high calcium substitution. CONCLUSIONS We provide a safe and an easy-to-handle citrate anticoagulation protocol that allows an excellent acid-base and electrolyte control in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. The protocol can be adapted to patients' need, allowing a wide spectrum of treatment doses.
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Ronco C, Ricci Z. Renal replacement therapies: physiological review. Intensive Care Med 2008; 34:2139-46. [PMID: 18791697 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1258-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 07/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A physiological review on renal replacement therapies (RRT) is a challenging task: there is nothing "physiologic" about RRT, since the most accurate, safe and perfectly delivered extracorporeal therapy would still be far from "physiologically" replacing the function of the native kidney. METHODS This review will address the issues of physiology of fluid and solute removal, acid base control and impact on mortality during intermittent and continuous therapies: different RRT modalities and relative prescriptions will provide different "physiological clinical effects" to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), with the aim of restoring lost "renal homeostasis". On the other side, however, the "pathophysiology" of RRT, consists with unwanted clinical effects caused by the same treatments, generally under-recognized by current literature but often encountered in clinical practice. Physiology and pathophysiology of different RRT modalities have been reviewed. CONCLUSION Physiology and pathophysiology of RRT often coexist during dialysis sessions. Improvement in renal recovery and survival from AKI will be achieved from optimization of therapy and increased awareness of potential benefits and dangers deriving from different RRT modalities.
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- Claudio Ronco
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, S.Bortolo Hospital, Viale Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza, Italy.
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Buffer capacity of 4% succinylated gelatin does not provide any advantages over acidic 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 for acid-base balance during experimental mixed acidaemia in a porcine model. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2008; 25:905-16. [PMID: 18652713 DOI: 10.1017/s0265021508004869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Four percent gelatine is an alkaline compound due to NH2 groups, whereas 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (HES130) has acidic features. We investigated whether these solutions lead to differences in acid-base balance in pigs during acidaemia and correction of pH. METHODS Anaesthetized pigs were randomized to HES130 or gelatine infusion (n = 5 per group). Animals received acid infusion (0.4 M solution of lactic acid and HCl diluted in normal saline) and low tidal volume ventilation (6-7 mL kg(-1), PaCO2 of 80-85 mmHg, pH 7.19-7.24). Measurements were made before and after induction of acidaemia, before and after correction of pH with haemofiltration (continuous venovenous haemofiltration) and tris-hydroxymethylaminomethane infusion. We measured parameters describing acid-base balance according to Stewart's approach, ketone body formation, oxygen delivery, haemodynamics, diuresis and urinary pH. RESULTS Acid-base balance did not differ significantly between the groups. In HES130-treated pigs, the haemodilution-based drop of haemoglobin (1.4 +/- 1.0 g dL(-1), median +/- SD) was paralleled by an increase in the cardiac output (0.5 +/- 0.4 L min(-1). Lacking increases in cardiac output, gelatine-treated pigs demonstrated a reduction in oxygen delivery (149.4 +/- 106.0 mL min(-1)). Tris-hydroxymethylaminomethane volumes required for pH titration to desired values were significantly higher in the gelatine group (0.7 +/- 0.1 mL kg(-1) h(-1) vs. HES130: 0.5 +/- 0.2 mL kg(-1) h(-1)). CONCLUSION The buffer capacity of gelatine did not lead to favourable differences in acid-base balance in comparison to HES130.
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Continuous renal replacement therapy-induced alkalosis in intensive care unit patients: the questions start here. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:1665-6. [PMID: 18448931 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318170465f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bouchard J, Mehta RL. Acid-base disturbances in the intensive care unit: current issues and the use of continuous renal replacement therapy as a customized treatment tool. Int J Artif Organs 2008; 31:6-14. [PMID: 18286450 DOI: 10.1177/039139880803100103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT) are often used to manage complex acid-base problems in critically ill patients. These techniques allow a constant manipulation of the plasma composition. Several technical factors from CRRT influence the acid-base status; namely, the effluent rate, the operational characteristics of the technique, the content of the solutions and the metabolic rate of the buffer. This article reviews the common acid base disorders occurring in the intensive care unit, using both the anion gap and the strong ion gap approaches, and describes the influence of CRRT on acid-base physiology. The use of CRRT as a customized therapy for acid-base disorders is discussed, allowing an integration of both physiological and technical concepts.
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- J Bouchard
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, California - USA
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O'Dell E, Tibby SM, Durward A, Murdoch IA. Hyperchloremia is the dominant cause of metabolic acidosis in the postresuscitation phase of pediatric meningococcal sepsis. Crit Care Med 2007; 35:2390-4. [PMID: 17717489 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000284588.17760.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Metabolic acidosis is common in septic shock, yet few data exist on its etiological temporal profile during resuscitation; this is partly due to limitations in bedside monitoring tools (base excess, anion gap). Accurate identification of the type of acidosis is vital, as many therapies used in resuscitation can themselves produce metabolic acidosis. DESIGN Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING Multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit with 20 beds. PATIENTS A total of 81 children with meningococcal septic shock. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Acid-base data were collected retrospectively on 81 children with meningococcal septic shock (mortality, 7.4%) for the 48 hrs after presentation to the hospital. Base excess was partitioned using abridged Stewart equations, thereby quantifying the three predominant influences on acid-base balance: sodium chloride, albumin, and unmeasured anions (including lactate). Metabolic acidosis was common at presentation (mean base excess, -9.7 mmol/L) and persisted for 48 hrs. However, the pathophysiology changed dramatically from one of unmeasured anions at admission (mean unmeasured anion base excess, -9.2 mmol/L) to predominant hyperchloremia by 8-12 hrs (mean sodium-chloride base excess, -10.0 mmol/L). Development of hyperchloremic acidosis was associated with the amount of chloride received during intravenous fluid resuscitation (r = .44), with the base excess changing, on average, by -0.4 mmol/L for each millimole per kilogram of chloride administered. Hyperchloremic acidosis resolved faster in patients who 1) manifested larger (more negative) sodium chloride-partitioned base excess, 2) maintained a greater urine output, and 3) received furosemide; and slower in those with high blood concentrations of unmeasured anions (all, p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Hyperchloremic acidosis is common and substantial after resuscitation for meningococcal septic shock. Recognition of this entity may prevent unnecessary and potentially harmful prolonged resuscitation.
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- Ellen O'Dell
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Dirkes S, Hodge K. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: History and Current Trends. Crit Care Nurse 2007. [DOI: 10.4037/ccn2007.27.2.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Susan Dirkes
- Susan Dirkes is a clinical educator at NxStage Medical, Lawrence, Mass
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- Kimberly Hodge is the Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support senior educator for the Emergency Response Training Institute at Clarian Health, Indianapolis, Ind
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Libório AB, da Silva Alexandre C, Noritomi DT, Andrade L, Seguro AC. Impact of chloride balance in acidosis control: The Stewart approach in hemodialysis critically ill patients. J Crit Care 2006; 21:333-8. [PMID: 17175420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Metabolic acidosis is highly prevalent in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Little is known about the mechanisms by which renal replacement therapy intervenes in such cases. The objective of this study is to analyze the role of hemodialysis in acidosis correction in intensive care unit patients, with an emphasis on chloride levels in plasma and dialysate. METHODS We studied 19 intermittent hemodialysis procedures in 17 acidotic patients. The patients were grouped by procedure type (conventional or sustained low-efficiency dialysis) and by predialysis plasma chloride level (higher or lower than the dialysate chloride concentration). Immediately before and after each procedure, blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis. The Stewart method was used to calculate the strong ion difference and strong ion gap. RESULTS The patients presented acidosis related to hyperchloremia, hyperphosphatemia, and high unmeasured anions. Hypoalbuminemia had an alkalinizing effect. Hemodialysis corrected acidosis mainly by reducing phosphate and unmeasured anions. In the group as a whole, chloride levels did not change after dialysis. However, when analyzed according to predialysis plasma chloride, the high-chloride group presented a reduction in plasma chloride, resulting in better base excess improvement (Delta standard base excess) than in the low-chloride group. Among the determinants of acid-base status, the only factors correlating with Delta SBE were Delta strong ion gap and Delta chloride. CONCLUSION The serum chloride/dialysate chloride relationship during hemodialysis has an important impact on acidosis control.
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- Alexandre Braga Libório
- Department of Nephrology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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Schoolwerth AC, Kaneko TM, Sedlacek M, Block CA, Remillard BD. CRITICAL CARE ISSUES FOR THE NEPHROLOGIST: Acid-base Disturbances in the Intensive Care Unit: Metabolic Acidosis. Semin Dial 2006; 19:492-5. [PMID: 17150049 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2006.00211.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This article will discuss metabolic acidosis and, to a lesser extent, metabolic alkalosis in the ICU setting. A classification and clinical approach will be the focus.
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- Anton C Schoolwerth
- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.
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Bellomo R, Morimatsu H, French C, Cole L, Story D, Uchino S, Naka T. The effects of saline or albumin resuscitation on acid-base status and serum electrolytes*. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:2891-7. [PMID: 16971855 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000242159.32764.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test whether fluid resuscitation with normal saline or 4% albumin is associated with differential changes in acid-base status and serum electrolytes. DESIGN Nested cohort study. SETTING Three general intensive care units. PATIENTS Six hundred and ninety-one critically ill patients. INTERVENTIONS Randomization of patients to receive blinded solutions of either 4% human albumin or normal saline for fluid resuscitation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Albumin was given to 339 patients and saline to 352. At baseline, both groups had a similar serum bicarbonate, albumin, and base excess levels. After randomization, bicarbonate and base excess increased significantly and similarly over time (p < .0001). On multivariate analysis, fluid resuscitation with albumin predicted a smaller increase in pH (p = .0051), bicarbonate (p = .034), and base excess (p = .015). The amount of fluid was an independent predictor of pH (p < .0001), serum chloride (p < .0001), calcium (p = .0001), bicarbonate (p = .0002), and base excess (p < .0001) on the first day of treatment. In patients who received >3 L of fluids in the first 24 hrs, albumin administration was associated with a significantly greater increase in serum chloride (p = .0026). Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score and the presence of sepsis also independently predicted changes in several electrolytes and acid-base variables. CONCLUSIONS When comparing albumin and saline, the choice and amount of resuscitation fluid are independent predictors of acid-base status and serum electrolytes. When large volumes are given, albumin administration leads to a higher chloride concentration. However, overall differences between the types of fluid are minor, whereas the volume of fluid administered is a much stronger predictor of such changes, which are also influenced by illness severity and the passage of time.
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- Rinaldo Bellomo
- Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Abosaif NY, Tolba YA, Heap M, Russell J, El Nahas AM. The outcome of acute renal failure in the intensive care unit according to RIFLE: model application, sensitivity, and predictability. Am J Kidney Dis 2006; 46:1038-48. [PMID: 16310569 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2005] [Accepted: 08/24/2005] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The definition, classification, and choice of management of acute renal failure (ARF) in the setting of the intensive care unit (ICU) remain subjects of debate. To improve our approach to ARF in the ICU setting, we retrospectively applied the new classification of ARF put forward by the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative group, RIFLE (acronym indicating Risk of renal failure, Injury to the kidney, Failure of kidney function, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage renal failure), to evaluate its sensitivity and specificity to predict renal and patient outcomes. METHODS RIFLE classification was applied to 183 patients with ARF admitted to the ICU (2002 to 2003) at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK. Patients were divided into 4 groups according to percentage of decrease in glomerular filtration rate from baseline. The risk group included 60 patients; injury group, 56 patients; failure group, 43 patients; and control group, 24 patients. Demographic, biochemical, hematologic, clinical, and long-term health status were studied and compared in the 4 groups. An attempt was made to evaluate, by means of logistic regression analysis and receiver operator characteristic curve analysis, the predictive value of RIFLE classification for mortality in the ICU. RESULTS The failure group showed the worst parameters with regard to Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, pH, lowest and highest mean arterial pressures, and Glasgow Coma Scale (P < 0.001). Mortality rate in the ICU (1 month) was significantly greater in the failure group compared with all groups (32 of 43 patients [74.4%]; P < 0.001) and, again, 6-month mortality rate (37 of 43 patients [86%]; P < 0.001). Receiver operator characteristic curve analysis showed that Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II was more sensitive than APACHE II score for prediction of patient death in the risk and injury groups compared with the failure and control groups (risk group: SAPS II, 0.8 +/- 0.06; P < 0.001; APACHE II, 0.63 +/- 0.07; P = 0.14; injury group: SAPS II, 0.76 +/- 0.08; P < 0.001; APACHE II, 0.72 +/- 0.07; P = 0.006). CONCLUSION RIFLE classification can improve the ability of such older and established ICU scoring systems as APACHE II and SAPS II in predicting outcome of ICU patients with ARF.
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- Nihal Y Abosaif
- Sheffield Kidney Institute and Intensive Care Unit, Northern General Hospital, University of Sheffield, UK.
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Rinaldi S, De Gaudio A. Strong ion difference and strong anion gap: The Stewart approach to acid base disturbances. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2006.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Story DA. Bench-to-bedside review: a brief history of clinical acid-base. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2004; 8:253-8. [PMID: 15312207 PMCID: PMC522833 DOI: 10.1186/cc2861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The history of assessing the acid–base equilibrium and associated disorders is intertwined with the evolution of the definition of an acid. In the 1950s clinical chemists combined the Henderson–Hasselbalch equation and the Bronsted–Lowry definition of an acid to produce the current bicarbonate ion-centred approach to metabolic acid–base disorders. Stewart repackaged pre-1950 ideas of acid–base in the late 1970s, including the Van Slyke definition of an acid. Stewart also used laws of physical chemistry to produce a new acid–base approach. This approach, using the strong ion difference (particularly the sodium chloride difference) and the concentration of weak acids (particularly albumin), pushes bicarbonate into a minor role as an acid–base indicator rather than as an important mechanism. The Stewart approach may offer new insights into acid–base disorders and therapies.
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- David A Story
- The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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About twenty years ago, Peter Stewart had already published his modern quantitative approach to acid-base chemistry. According to his interpretations, the traditional concepts of the mechanisms behind the changes in acid-base balance are considerably questionable. The main physicochemical principle which must be accomplished in body fluids, is the rule of electroneutrality. There are 3 components in biological fluids which are subject to this principle: a)Water, which is only in minor parts dissociated into H+ and OH-, b)"strong", i.e. completely dissociated, electrolytes, which thus do not interact with other substances, and body substances, such as lactate, and c)"weak", i.e. incompletely dissociated, substances. Peter Stewart strictly distinguished between dependent and independent variables and thus indeed described a new order of acid-base chemistry. The 3 dependent variables (bicarbonate concentration [Bic(-)], pH, and with this also hydrogen ion concentration [H(+)]) can only change if the 3 independent variables allow this change. These 3 independent variables are: 1. Carbon dioxide partial pressure, 2.the total amount of all weak acids ([A-] (Stewart called these ATOT), and 3.strong ion difference (SID). [A(-)] can be calculated from the albumin (Alb) and the phosphate concentration (Pi): [A(-)]=[Alb x (0.123 x pH - 0.631)] + [Pi x (0.309 x pH - 0.469)]. An apparent SID (or "bedside" SID) can be calculated using measurable ion concentrations: SID=[Na(+)] + [K(+)] - [Cl(-)]-lactate. Regarding the metabolic disturbances of acid-base chemistry, according to Stewart's terminology, changes in pH, [H(+)], and [Bic(-)] are only possible if either SID or [A(-)] itself changes. If, for example, SID decreases (e.g. in case of hyperchloremia), this increase in independent negative charges leads to a decrease in dependent negative charges in terms of [Bic(-)] resulting in acidosis (and vice versa). Therefore, according to Stewart, the decrease in SID during hyperchloremic acidosis results from the increase in serum chloride concentration and is the causal mechanism behind this acidosis. Contrary for example, a decrease in [A(-)] (e. g. during hypoalbuminemia) leads to an increase in [Bic(-)] and therefore to an alcalosis (and vice versa). Thus, by Stewart's approach, completely new acid-base disturbances, like "hyperchloremic acidosis" or "hypoalbuminemic alcalosis" (which, of course, can also exist in combination) can be detected, which had been unrecognised by the classic acid-base concepts. Consequently, Stewart's analysis can lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the changes in acid-base balance.
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- M Rehm
- Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW For 20 years, an alternative view of the universe has been available for acid-base physiology. The Stewart approach emphasizes mathematically independent and dependent variables. With the Stewart approach bicarbonate and hydrogen ions are dependent variables that represent the effects rather than the causes of acid-base derangements. Neither bicarbonate nor pH can be regulated directly; rather they are controlled by the independent variables. In plasma there are three independent variables: the partial pressure of carbon dioxide, strong ion difference, and weak acids. In plasma, sodium and chloride are the principal strong ions, and albumin is the principal weak acid. Critically ill patients often have changes in these variables. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have examined various aspects of the Stewart approach, including the effects of buffers and haemofiltration as well as bedside assessment of a patient's acid-base status. While sodium bicarbonate increases the strong ion difference by increasing plasma sodium, tris-hydroxymethyl aminomethane acts by increasing plasma weak base concentration and weak cations. Several studies support correcting the anion gap for changes in albumin (and even phosphate). One study raises a cautionary note on the poor agreement between central laboratory and point-of-care measurements of important biochemical variables, including plasma sodium and chloride. SUMMARY The Stewart approach to acid-base physiology continues to develop as a comprehensive method to diagnose and manage acid-base disorders.
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- David A Story
- Anaesthesia Research, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Naka T, Bellomo R. Bench-to-bedside review: treating acid-base abnormalities in the intensive care unit--the role of renal replacement therapy. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2004; 8:108-14. [PMID: 15025771 PMCID: PMC420038 DOI: 10.1186/cc2821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2004] [Accepted: 01/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Acid–base disorders are common in critically ill patients. Metabolic acid–base disorders are particularly common in patients who require acute renal replacement therapy. In these patients, metabolic acidosis is common and multifactorial in origin. Analysis of acid–base status using the Stewart–Figge methodology shows that these patients have greater acidemia despite the presence of hypoalbuminemic alkalosis. This acidemia is mostly secondary to hyperphosphatemia, hyperlactatemia, and the accumulation of unmeasured anions. Once continuous hemofiltration is started, profound changes in acid–base status are rapidly achieved. They result in the progressive resolution of acidemia and acidosis, with a lowering of concentrations of phosphate and unmeasured anions. However, if lactate-based dialysate or replacement fluid are used, then in some patients hyperlactatemia results, which decreases the strong ion difference and induces an iatrogenic metabolic acidosis. Such hyperlactatemic acidosis is particularly marked in lactate-intolerant patients (shock with lactic acidosis and/or liver disease) and is particularly strong if high-volume hemofiltration is performed with the associated high lactate load, which overcomes the patient's metabolic capacity for lactate. In such patients, bicarbonate dialysis seems desirable. In all patients, once hemofiltration is established, it becomes the dominant force in controlling metabolic acid–base status and, in stable patients, it typically results in a degree of metabolic alkalosis. The nature and extent of these acid–base changes is governed by the intensity of plasma water exchange/dialysis and by the 'buffer' content of the replacement fluid/dialysate, with different effects depending on whether lactate, acetate, citrate, or bicarbonate is used. These effects can be achieved in any patient irrespective of whether they have acute renal failure, because of the overwhelming effect of plasma water exchange on nonvolatile acid balance. Critical care physicians must understand the nature, origin, and magnitude of alterations in acid–base status seen with acute renal failure and during continuous hemofiltration if they wish to provide their patients with safe and effective care.
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- Research Fellow, Department of Intensive Care and Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Professor, Director of Intensive Care Research, Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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