Nursing Activities Score and Acute Kidney Injury / Nursing Activities Score y lesión renal aguda / Nursing Activities Score e a lesão renal aguda

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the nursing workload in intensive care patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Method: A quantitative study, conducted in an intensive care unit, from April to August of 2015. The Nursing Activities Score (NAS) and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) were used to measure nursing workload and to classify the stage of AKI, respectively. Results: A total of 190 patients were included. Patients who developed AKI (44.2%) had higher NAS when compared to those without AKI (43.7% vs 40.7%), p <0.001. Patients with stage 1, 2 and 3 AKI showed higher NAS than those without AKI. A relationship was identified between stage 2 and 3 with those without AKI (p = 0.002 and p <0.001). Conclusion: The NAS was associated with the presence of AKI, the score increased with the progression of the stages, and it was associated with AKI, stage 2 and 3.

RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar la carga de trabajo de enfermería en pacientes de cuidados intensivos con lesión renal aguda (AKI - acute kidney injury). Método: un estudio cuantitativo en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos en el período desde abril hasta agosto de 2015. El Nursing Activities Score (NAS) y el Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) fueron utilizados para medir la carga de trabajo de enfermería y clasificar el estadio de AKI, respectivamente. Resultados: en total, se incluyeron 190 pacientes. Los pacientes que desarrollaron AKI (44,2%) tenían NAS superior en comparación con los pacientes sin AKI (43,7% vs 40,7%), p<0,001. Los pacientes con AKI en los estadios 1, 2 y 3 de AKI mostraron NAS más alto que aquellos sin AKI. Hubo una relación entre los estadios 2 y 3 y los pacientes sin AKI, p=0,002 y p<0,001. Conclusión: NAS se asoció con la existencia de AKI porque su valor aumenta con la progresión de los estadios y tiene asociación con los estadios 2 y 3 de AKI.

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a carga de trabalho de enfermagem em pacientes de terapia intensiva com lesão renal aguda (LRA). Método: estudo quantitativo, em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, no período de abril a agosto de 2015. O Nursing Activities Score (NAS) e o Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) foram utilizados para medir a carga de trabalho de enfermagem e classificar o estágio da LRA, respectivamente. Resultados: foram incluídos 190 pacientes. Os pacientes que desenvolveram LRA (44,2%) possuíam NAS superiores quando comparados aos sem LRA (43,7% vs 40,7%), p<0,001. Os pacientes com LRA nos estágios 1, 2 e 3 de LRA demonstraram NAS superiores aos sem LRA, houve relação entre os estágios 2 e 3 com os sem LRA, p=0,002 e p<0,001. Conclusão: o NAS apresentou associação com a existência de LRA, visto que seu valor aumenta com a progressão dos estágios, tendo associação com os estágios 2 e 3 de LRA.

Comparacao dos criterios RIFLE, AKIN e KDIGO quanto a capacidade de predicao de mortalidade em pacientes graves / Comparison of the RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria to predict mortality in critically ill patients

Objetivo: A lesão renal aguda é uma complicação comum em pacientes gravemente enfermos, sendo os critérios RIFLE, AKIN e KDIGO utilizados para sua classificação. Esse trabalho teve como objetivo a comparação dos critérios citados quanto à capacidade de predição de mortalidade em pacientes gravemente enfermos. Métodos: Estudo de coorte prospectiva, utilizando como fonte de dados prontuários médicos. Foram incluídos todos os pacientes admitidos na unidade de terapia intensiva. Os critérios de exclusão foram tempo de internamento menor que 24 horas e doença renal crônica dialítica. Os pacientes foram acompanhados até a alta ou óbito Para análise dos dados, foram utilizados os testes t de Student, qui-quadrado, regressão logística multivariada e curva ROC. Resultados: A média de idade foi de 64 anos, com mulheres e afrodescendentes representando maioria. Segundo o RIFLE, a taxa de mortalidade foi de 17,74%, 22,58%, 24,19% e 35,48% para pacientes sem lesão renal aguda e em estágios Risk, Injury e Failure, respectivamente. Quanto ao AKIN, a taxa de mortalidade foi de 17,74%, 29,03%, 12,90% e 40,32% para pacientes sem lesão renal aguda, estágio I, estágio II e estágio III, respectivamente. Considerando o KDIGO 2012, a taxa de mortalidade foi de 17,74%, 29,03%, 11,29% e 41,94% para pacientes sem lesão renal aguda, estágio I, estágio II e estágio III, respectivamente. As três classificações apresentaram resultados de curvas ROC para mortalidade semelhantes. Conclusão: Os critérios RIFLE, AKIN e KDIGO apresentaram-se como boas ferramentas para predição de mortalidade em pacientes graves, não havendo diferença relevante entre os mesmos. .

Objective: Acute kidney injury is a common complication in critically ill patients, and the RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria are used to classify these patients. The present study's aim was to compare these criteria as predictors of mortality in critically ill patients. Methods: Prospective cohort study using medical records as the source of data. All patients admitted to the intensive care unit were included. The exclusion criteria were hospitalization for less than 24 hours and death. Patients were followed until discharge or death. Student's t test, chi-squared analysis, a multivariate logistic regression and ROC curves were used for the data analysis. Results: The mean patient age was 64 years old, and the majority of patients were women of African descent. According to RIFLE, the mortality rates were 17.74%, 22.58%, 24.19% and 35.48% for patients without acute kidney injury (AKI) in stages of Risk, Injury and Failure, respectively. For AKIN, the mortality rates were 17.74%, 29.03%, 12.90% and 40.32% for patients without AKI and at stage I, stage II and stage III, respectively. For KDIGO 2012, the mortality rates were 17.74%, 29.03%, 11.29% and 41.94% for patients without AKI and at stage I, stage II and stage III, respectively. All three classification systems showed similar ROC curves for mortality. Conclusion: The RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria were good tools for predicting mortality in critically ill patients with no significant difference between them. .

Classificação de RIFLE: análise prospectiva da associação com mortalidade em pacientes críticos / RIFLE Classification: prospective analysis of the association with mortality in critical ill patiants

INTRODUÇÃO: A classificação de RIFLE define três classes de gravidade da lesão renal aguda (LRA): Risco, Injúria e Falência; foi associada à mortalidade conforme a gradação da gravidade da LRA, porém, é pouco avaliada em estudos prospectivos. OBJETIVO: Analisar prospectivamente a associação da classificação de RIFLE com a mortalidade em pacientes criticamente enfermos. MÉTODO: Estudo de coorte prospectiva de 200 pacientes admitidos na unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), no período de julho/2010 a julho/2011. Os pacientes incluídos eram maiores de 18 anos, permaneceram por mais de 24 horas na UTI e assinaram o termo de consentimento livre esclarecido. RESULTADOS: A frequência da LRA na UTI foi de 47% (n = 95), sendo o RIFLEmáximo: Risco 4,5% (n = 9), Injúria 11% (n = 23) e Falência 31,5% (n = 63). A mortalidade geral na UTI foi de 25,5% (n = 51). O RIFLE categorizado em RIFLEmáximo classe Injúria + Falência, apresentou maior mortalidade quando comparado ao subgrupo categorizado sem LRA + com LRA classe Risco (53,3% vs. 4,4). A maior classe de RIFLE alcançado apresentou maior risco relativo em associação à mortalidade: χ² de Person = 62,2, RR = 7,46 IC: 3,2-17,2; p < 0,001. O RIFLE categorizado em RIFLEmáximo classe Injúria + Falência, o TISS-28 e o escore SOFAmáximo não renal associaram-se independentemente à mortalidade na UTI. CONCLUSÃO: A gravidade da LRA, de acordo com critério de RIFLE foi um marcador de risco para mortalidade nessa população. O grupo com LRA classe Injúria + Falência, foi associado a maior mortalidade quando comparado ao subgrupo sem LRA + com LRA que permaneceu na classe Risco.

INTRODUCTION: The recent RIFLE classification defines three degrees for severity of acute kidney injury (AKI): RISK, INJURY and FAILURE and was associated with mortality according to the grading of the severity of AKI, but little valued at prospective studies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of RIFLE score with mortality in critically ill patients and compare the clinical characteristics between them. METHOD: An observational prospective cohort study of 200 patients admitted to the ICU, from July/2010 to July/2011. Patients included were older than 18 years, had for more than 24 hours in the ICU and signed the Term of informed consent. RESULTS: The frequence of AKI in the ICU was 47% (n = 95), the maximum RIFLE: Risk 4.5% (n = 09), Injury 11%(n = 23) and Failure 31.5% (n = 63). The ICU mortality was 25.5% (n = 51). The RIFLE categorized into class RIFLEmaximum class Injury + Failure had a higher mortality compared to the subgroup categorized No LRA + AKI Risk class (53.3% vs. 4.4%) and the greater the relative risk of the patient so classified: RR = 3.3 (95%: 2.5 to 4.4) p < 0.001. RIFLE categorized as RIFLEmaximum class Injury + Failure and SOFAmaximum score, independently associated with ICU mortality after adjustment for multiple variables. CONCLUSION: The severity of AKI according to RIFLE criteria was a risk marker for mortality in this population. The LRA group class Injury + Failure was associated with increased mortality when compared to the subgroup Without AKI + AKI that remained in Risk class even after adjustments for multiple variables.

D-α -tocopherol reduces renal damage in hypertensive rats

This study investigated the beneficial effects of D-α-tocopherol supplementation in protecting against the renal morphological and functional changes caused by hypertension. Spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive control (WKY) rats received D-α-tocopherol (80 mg/kg by gavage) or vehicle (mineral oil) every other day for 60 days, from the age of 2 months. After this treatment period, all animals were assessed for renal morphological and functional parameters. The glomerular hypertrophy, increased interlobular wall thickness and enlarged renal vascular resistance found in SHR were reduced by D-α-tocopherol treatment. Sodium and volume retention observed in SHR were also decreased by D-α-tocopherol treatment. Moreover, D-α-tocopherol supplementation significantly reduced arterial pressure in SHR but not in WKY. D-α-tocopherol also reduced the excretion of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), a marker of oxidative stress, in SHR. These results suggest that D-α-tocopherol supplementation can reduce kidney damage induced by hypertension.

O presente estudo avaliou os efeitos benéficos da suplementação com D-α-tocopherol sobre as alterações morfológicas e funcionais renais causadas pela hipertensão arterial. A partir de dois meses de idade, ratos espontaneamente hipertensos (SHR) e controles normotensos (WKY) receberam D-α-tocoferol (80 mg/kg por gavagem) ou veículo (óleo mineral) em dias alternados, por 60 dias. Após este período foram avaliados os parâmetros morfofuncionais dos rins. Os animais SHR apresentaram: hipertrofia glomerular, aumento da espessura da parede das arterias interlobulares e elevação da resistência vascular renal. Estas alterações foram menores nos animais SHR suplementados com D-α-tocoferol. A retenção de sódio e de volume encontrada nos SHR também foi reduzida com o tratamento com D-α-tocoferol. Além disso, a suplementação com D-α-tocoferol reduziu significativamente a pressão arterial em SHR, mas não em WKY. Houve, também, redução da excreção de ácido tiobarbitúrico (TBARS), um marcador de estresse oxidativo, nos animais SHR tratados com D-α-tocoferol. Os resultados sugerem que suplementação com D-α-tocoferol é capaz de reduzir importantes alterações renais causadas pela hipertensão arterial.

Acute kidney injury in AIDS: frequency, RIFLE classification and outcome

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics of acute kidney injury (AKI) in AIDS patients and the value of RIFLE classification for predicting outcome. The study was conducted on AIDS patients admitted to an infectious diseases hospital inBrazil. The patients with AKI were classified according to the RIFLE classification: R (risk), I (injury), F (failure), L (loss), and E (end-stage renal disease). Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to evaluate the factors associated with AKI. A total of 532 patients with a mean age of 35 ± 8.5 years were included in this study. AKI was observed in 37 percent of the cases. Patients were classified as "R" (18 percent), "I" (7.7 percent) and "F" (11 percent). Independent risk factors for AKI were thrombocytopenia (OR = 2.9, 95 percentCI = 1.5-5.6, P < 0.001) and elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (OR = 3.5, 95 percentCI = 1.8-6.6, P < 0.001). General mortality was 25.7 percent and was higher among patients with AKI (40.2 vs17 percent, P < 0.001). AKI was associated with death and mortality increased according to RIFLE classification - "R" (OR 2.4), "I" (OR 3.0) and "F" (OR 5.1), P < 0.001. AKI is a frequent complication in AIDS patients, which is associated with increased mortality. RIFLE classification is an important indicator of poor outcome for AIDS patients.

Impact of glycemic control on the incidence of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a comparison of two strategies using the RIFLE criteria

OBJECTIVE: To compare the renal outcome in patients submitted to two different regimens of glycemic control, using the RIFLE criteria to define acute kidney injury. INTRODUCTION: The impact of intensive insulin therapy on renal function outcome is controversial. The lack of a criterion for AKI definition may play a role on that. METHODS: Included as the subjects were 228 randomly selected, critically ill patients engaged in intensive insulin therapyor in a carbohydrate-restrictive strategy. Renal outcome was evaluated through the comparison of the last RIFLE score obtained during the ICU stay and the RIFLE score at admission; the outcome was classified as favorable, stable or unfavorable. RESULTS: The two groups were comparable regarding demographic data. AKI developed in 52 percent of the patients and was associated with a higher mortality (39.4 percent) compared with those who did not have AKI (8.2 percent) (p<0.001). Renal function outcome was comparable between the two groups (p=0.37). We observed a significant correlation between blood glucose levels and the incidence of acute kidney injury (p=0.007). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, only APACHE III scores higher than 60 were identified as an independent risk factor for unfavorable renal outcome. APACHE III scores>60, acute kidney injury and hypoglycemia were risk factors for mortality. CONCLUSION: Intensive insulin therapy and a carbohydrate-restrictive strategy were comparable regarding the incidence of acute kidney injury evaluated using RIFLE criteria.

Renal failure in asphyxiated neonates.

A prospective case controlled study was conducted in the NICU of a tertiary level referral teaching hospital to determine the incidence of renal failure in asphyxiated neonates and to correlate severity and type of renal failure with Apgar score and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) grading of the neonates. Ninety-eight neonates were enrolled 70 asphyxiated babies and 28 healthy controls. Renal functions were assessed using urinary output, urine microscopy, biochemical parameters and sonographic findings. Babies having renal failure were managed on a protocolised plan and followed up till 6 months of age to detect any residual impairment. Blood urea and serum creatinine were significantly higher in asphyxiated babies compared to the control group. Biochemical derangements correlated well with HIE staging and Apgar scores. There was no significant difference in urine output in the control and the study group as significant oliguria was seen in only 7 of the 70 asphyxiated babies and the output did not correlate with severity of asphyxia. Serum sodium level and fractional excretion of sodium showed significantly different values in the asphyxiated babies compared to control. Of the 70 asphyxiated babies 33 (47.1 %) had renal failure, which was of the non-oliguric type in 78 % cases and oliguric type in 22 % cases. Sonographic abnormalities were seen more often in oliguric babies and was associated with a bad prognosis. Renal parameters normalized in all neonates by 6 months of age. Mortality was higher in babies with oliguric renal failure. We conclude that renal failure is a significant problem in asphyxiated neonates with majority of babies having nonoliguric failure. Severity of renal function abnormality correlates well with degree of asphyxia. Oliguria, hyponatremia and abnormal sonographic scan are bad prognostic signs in renal failure secondary to birth asphyxia.

Síndrome hemolítico urémico

En el presente estudio se analiza la forma de presentación clínica de síndrome hemolítico urémico (SHU) en nuestro medio. Se revisaron 22 historias clínicas con diagnóstico de SHU en un período de seis años, en el Hospital Pediátrico de La Misericordia, 19 incluidos con criterios clínico-paraclínicos y tres confirmados con estudio anatomo-patológico de autopsia. El cuadro se presentó con mayor frecuencia en lactantes mayores y en el sexo femenino. Palidez, oligoanuria e hipertensión arterial fueron las manifestaciones iniciales y la complicación más frecuente fue encefalopatía. A diferencia de otros reportes, no encontramos correlación entre leucocitosis e hiponatremia y complicaciones, mientras que hipocalcemia se correlacionó con encefalopatía en 60 por ciento de los casos. Asimismo la duración de oligoanuria mayor de 3 días fue un indicador de pobre pronóstico.

Insuficiencia renal aguda en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, durante la epidemia del Cólera / Acute renal failure at Cayetano Heredia National, during the epidemic of Cholera

Con el objetivo de determinar las características clínicas y algunos factores pronósticos de la IRA establecida en pacientes con cólera de nuestro hospital que desarrollaron IRA y 59 pacientes con cólera con diagnóstico de IRA, trasladados de otros hospitales, durante el periodo epidémico en el Perú. En el periodo de estudio fueron atendidos en nuestro hospital 8675 pacientes con cólera y 41 desarrollaron IRA. La incidencia de IRA fue de 4.73 casos/mil, sólo 28.2 por ciento fueron oligúricos y la mortalidad fué de 9.75 por ciento, utilizando una terapia de fluídos agresiva( recuperar la presión arterial lo mas pronto posible). En totalidad de los pacientes, la edad promedio fué de 57.2+ 15.7 años no hubo predominancia de sexo. Al ingreso 51.65 por ciento presentó hipokalemia, 8.8 por ciento hiperkalemia, 47.3 por ciento hiponatremia y 11.8 por ciento hipernatremia. Al comparar los pacientes oligúricos y no oligúricos, se encontró que los primeros presentaron significativamente mayor nivel de úrea, creatinina séricas máximas, mayor nivel sérico de potasio, requirieron con más frecuencia diálisis(78.8 por ciento vs 29.2 por ciento) y tuvieron mayor mortalidad (24.24 por ciento vs 2.08 por ciento). Se encontró que los factores de mal pronóstico fueron: IRA oligúrica y edad mayor de 50 años