POSTOPERATIVE RENAL INSUFFICIENCY - 02/09/11
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Renal impairment, hospital acquired or chronic, adversely affects patient surgical outcomes. A review of 3954 patients in 14 American Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Centers presenting with chronic renal impairment (serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dL) before surgery revealed higher incidences of stroke, bleeding complications, dialysis initiation, and death, with prolonged mechanical ventilation and increased length of stay.5
Although the incidence of hospital-acquired renal insufficiency (HARI) in developed countries is low (1.5 patients per 1000 admitted), the impact of HARI on hospital and community resources is significant because it increases the complexity of required care, triples the length of hospital stay, and worsens the patient's prognosis. Mortality averages 45% with HARI but may exceed 80% if dialysis is required.4, 12, 14, 33, 47, 49 Death usually results from the original disease necessitating the hospitalization or from hospital-acquired complications of shock and infection,9, 48, 62 but HARI also independently increases patient mortality.5, 15
Patients undergoing major surgery have a higher incidence of HARI than the average hospitalized patient population. An 8-year review of 42,773 patients in 43 American Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Centers indicated that 1.1% of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass or valvular surgery required the initiation of dialysis. Mortality was 63% when dialysis was required and only 4.3% when no dialysis was required. In contrast to previous studies that attributed the increased mortality in HARI patients to nonrenal causes, analysis of these data showed an independent association of HARI requiring dialysis with an increased patient mortality (odds ratio, 7.9; confidence interval, 6 to 10).15 A similar 2-year review at a tertiary medical center showed that 8.6% of 2800 cardiac surgery patients developed HARI; 0.7% required dialysis. Mortality was 28% with dialysis, 14% without dialysis, and 1% if no HARI was present.20
Despite the advances in diagnostic imaging, surgical techniques, and support measures, the excessive mortality and morbidity associated with HARI continue. Until improved methods of treatment are developed, preventing HARI through risk reduction and reversing HARI through early detection and intervention are essential components of patient management.
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Vol 85 - N° 5
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