Endotoxemia Correlates with Kidney Function and Length of Stay in Critically Ill Patients

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INTRODUCTION: Endotoxin is a key driver of sepsis, which frequently causes acute kidney injury (AKI). However, endotoxins may also be found in non-bacteremic critically ill patients, likely from intestinal translocation. Preclinical models show that endotoxins can directly injure the kidneys, and in COVID-19 patients, endotoxemia correlated with AKI. We sought to determine correlations between endotoxemia and kidney and hospital outcomes in a broad group of critically ill patients.

METHODS: In this single-center, serial prospective study, 124 predominantly Caucasian adult patients were recruited within 48 h of admission to Stony Brook University Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Demographics, vital signs, laboratory data, and outcomes were collected. Circulating endotoxin was measured on days 1, 4, and 8 using the endotoxin activity assay (EAA). The association of EAA with outcomes was examined with EAA: (1) categorized as <0.6, ≥0.6, and nonresponders (NRs); and (2) used as a continuous variable.

RESULTS: Patients with EAA ≥0.6 had a higher prevalence of proteinuria, and lower arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) to fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) (SaO2/FiO2) ratio versus patients with EAA <0.6. EAA levels positively correlated with serum creatinine (sCr) levels on day 1. Patients whose EAA level stayed ≥0.6 had a slower decline in sCr compared to those whose EAA started at ≥0.6 and subsequently declined. Patients with AKI stage 1 and EAA ≥0.6 on day 1 showed slower decline in sCr compared to patients with stage 1 AKI and EAA <0.6. EAA ≥0.6 and NR patients had longer hospital stay and delayed ICU discharge versus EAA <0.6.

CONCLUSIONS: High EAA levels correlated with worse kidney function and outcomes. Patients whose EAA levels fell, and those with AKI stage I and day 1 EAA <0.6 recovered more quickly compared to those with EAA ≥0.6, suggesting that removal of circulating endotoxins may be beneficial in critically ill patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Blood purification - 53(2024), 1 vom: 09., Seite 30-39

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Piret, Sian E [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Sobia [VerfasserIn]
Fairuz, Fabliha [VerfasserIn]
Gholami, Samaneh [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Merin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Chang Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Espinoza, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Foster, Debra [VerfasserIn]
Kellum, John A [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Sahar [VerfasserIn]
Kalogeropoulos, Andreas P [VerfasserIn]
Mallipattu, Sandeep K [VerfasserIn]

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Acute kidney injury
Endotoxin
Endotoxins
Intensive care unit
Journal Article
Oxygen
S88TT14065

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Date Completed 17.01.2024

Date Revised 17.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000534107

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NLM36410242X