Feasibility and Efficacy of Sustained Low-Efficiency Dialysis in Critically Ill Children with Severe Acute Kidney Injury

Objectives To examine the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) in hemodynamically unstable, critically ill children. Methods Critically ill patients, 1–18 y old with hemodynamic instability (≥ 1 vasoactive drugs) and severe acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit were prospectively enrolled. Patients weighing ≤ 8 kg or with mean arterial pressure < $ 5^{th} $ percentile despite > 3 vasoactive drugs, were excluded. Patients underwent SLED until hemodynamically stable and off vasoactive drugs, or lack of need for dialysis. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients in whom the first session of SLED was initiated within 12 h of its indication and completed without premature (< 6 h) termination. Efficacy was estimated by ultrafiltration, urea reduction ratio (URR), and equilibrated Kt/V. Other outcomes included: changes in hemodynamic scores, circuit clotting, adverse events, and changes in indices on point-of-care ultrasonography and echocardiography. Results Between November 2018 and March 2020, 18 patients with median age 8.6 y and vasopressor dependency index of 83.2, underwent 41 sessions of SLED. In 16 patients, SLED was feasible within 12 h of indication. No session was terminated prematurely. Ultrafiltration achieved was 4.0 ± 2.2 mL/kg/h, while URR was 57.7 ± 16.2% and eKt/V 1.17 ± 0.56. Hemodynamic scores did not change significantly. Asymptomatic hypokalemia was the chief adverse effect. Sessions were associated with a significant improvement in indices on ultrasound and left ventricular function. Fourteen patients died. Conclusions SLED is feasible, safe, and effective in enabling KRT in hemodynamically unstable children with severe AKI..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

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Indian journal of pediatrics - 90(2022), 4 vom: 04. Juli, Seite 355-361

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yadav, Menka [VerfasserIn]
Tiwari, Anand N. [VerfasserIn]
Lodha, Rakesh [VerfasserIn]
Sankar, Jhuma [VerfasserIn]
Khandelwal, Priyanka [VerfasserIn]
Hari, Pankaj [VerfasserIn]
Sinha, Aditi [VerfasserIn]
Bagga, Arvind [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hemodialysis
Kidney replacement therapy
Prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapies
SLED

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation 2022

doi:

10.1007/s12098-022-04214-z

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SPR049694731