Long-term outcomes in patients who received veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy : a retrospective cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients with severe respiratory failure receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). However, little is known of long-term kidney function in ECMO survivors. We aimed to assess the long-term mortality and kidney outcomes in adult patients treated with veno-venous ECMO (VV-ECMO).

METHODS: This was a single-centre retrospective study of adult patients (≥ 18 years old) who were treated with VV-ECMO at a commissioned ECMO centre in the UK between 1st September 2010, and 30th November 2016. AKI was defined and staged using the serum creatinine and urine output criteria of the Kidney Diseases: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) classification. The primary outcome was 1-year mortality. Secondary outcomes were long-term mortality (up to March 2020), 1-year incidence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or chronic kidney disease (CKD) among AKI patients who received renal replacement therapy (AKI-RRT), AKI patients who did not receive RRT (AKI-no RRT) and patients without AKI (non-AKI).

RESULTS: A total of 300 patients [57% male; median age 44.5; interquartile range (IQR) 34-54] were included in the final analysis. Past medical histories included diabetes (12%), hypertension (17%), and CKD (2.3%). The main cause of severe respiratory failure was pulmonary infection (72%). AKI occurred in 230 patients (76.7%) and 59.3% received renal replacement therapy (RRT). One-year mortality was 32% in AKI-RRT patients vs. 21.4% in non-AKI patients (p = 0.014). The median follow-up time was 4.35 years. Patients who received RRT had a higher risk of 1-year mortality than those who did not receive RRT (adjusted HR 1.80, 95% CI 1.06, 3.06; p = 0.029). ESKD occurred in 3 patients, all of whom were in the AKI-RRT group. At 1-year, 41.2% of survivors had serum creatinine results available. Among these, CKD was prevalent in 33.3% of AKI-RRT patients vs. 4.3% in non-AKI patients (p = 0.004).

CONCLUSIONS: VV-EMCO patients with AKI-RRT had high long-term mortality. Monitoring of kidney function after hospital discharge was poor. In patients with follow-up creatinine results available, the CKD prevalence was high at 1 year, especially in AKI-RRT patients. More awareness about this serious long-term complication and appropriate follow-up interventions are required.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Annals of intensive care - 12(2022), 1 vom: 23. Juli, Seite 70

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lumlertgul, Nuttha [VerfasserIn]
Wright, Rebeka [VerfasserIn]
Hutson, Gareth [VerfasserIn]
Milicevic, Jovana Kusic [VerfasserIn]
Vlachopanos, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Ken Cheah Hooi [VerfasserIn]
Pirondini, Leah [VerfasserIn]
Gregson, John [VerfasserIn]
Sanderson, Barnaby [VerfasserIn]
Leach, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Camporota, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Barrett, Nicholas A [VerfasserIn]
Ostermann, Marlies [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease
ECMO
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Journal Article
Kidney replacement therapy
Mortality
Renal replacement therapy

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Date Revised 30.08.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13613-022-01046-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343899329