Continuous renal replacement therapy and its impact on hyperammonaemia in acute liver failure


Por: Warrillow, S, Fisher, C, Tibballs, H, Bailey, M, McArthur, C, Lawson-Smith, P, Prasad, B, Anstey, M, Venkatesh, B, Dashwood, G, Walsham, J, Holt, A, Wiersema, U, Gattas, D, Zoeller, M, Alvarez, MG, Bellomo, R

Publicada: 1 jun 2020
Resumen:
Objective: Hyperammonaemia contributes to complications in acute liver failure (ALF) and may be treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), but current practice is poorly understood. Design: We retrospectively analysed data for baseline characteristics, ammonia concentration, CRRT use, and outcomes in a cohort of Australian and New Zealand patients with ALF. Setting: All liver transplant ICUs across Australia and New Zealand. Participants: Sixty-two patients with ALF. Main outcome measures: Impact of CRRT on hyperammonaemia and patient outcomes. Results: We studied 62 patients with ALF. The median initial (first 24 h) peak ammonia was 132 mu mol/L (interquartile range [IQR], 91-172), median creatinine was 165 mu mol/L (IQR, 92-263) and median urea was 6.9 mmol/L (IQR, 3.1-12.0). Most patients (43/62, 69%) received CRRT within a median of 6 hours (IQR, 2-12) of ICU admission. At CRRT commencement, three-quarters of such patients did not have Stage 3 acute kidney injury (AKI): ten patients (23%) had no KDIGO creatinine criteria for AKI, 12 (28%) only had Stage 1, and ten patients (23%) had Stage 2 AKI. Compared with non-CRRT patients, those treated with CRRT had higher ammonia concentrations (median, 141 mu mol/L [IQR, 102-198] v 91 mu mol/L [IQR, 54-115]; P= 0.02), but a nadir Day 1 pH of only 7.25 (standard deviation, 0.16). Prevention of extreme hyperammonaemia (> 140 mu mol/L) after Day 1 was achieved in 36 of CRRT-treated patients (84%) and was associated with transplant-free survival (55% v 13%; P= 0.05). Conclusion: In Australian and New Zealand patients with ALF, CRRT is typically started early, before Stage 3 AKI or severe acidaemia, and in the presence hyperammonaemia. In these more severely ill patients, CRRT use was associated with prevention of extreme hyperammonaemia, which in turn, was associated with increased transplant-free survival.

Filiaciones:
Warrillow, S:
 Austin Hlth, Dept Intens Care, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

 Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Fisher, C:
 Austin Hlth, Dept Intens Care, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Tibballs, H:
 Austin Hlth, Dept Intens Care, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Bailey, M:
 Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

 Monash Univ, Australian & New Zealand Intens Care Res Ctr, Sch Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

McArthur, C:
 Med Res Inst New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

 Auckland City Hosp, Dept Crit Care Med, Auckland, New Zealand

Lawson-Smith, P:
 Auckland City Hosp, Dept Crit Care Med, Auckland, New Zealand

Prasad, B:
 South Metropolitan Hlth Serv, Perth, WA, Australia

Anstey, M:
 Sir Charles Gairdner Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Perth, WA, Australia

Venkatesh, B:
 Princess Alexandra Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Dashwood, G:
 Princess Alexandra Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Walsham, J:
 Princess Alexandra Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Holt, A:
 Flinders Med Ctr, Dept Intens Care, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Wiersema, U:
 Flinders Med Ctr, Dept Intens Care, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Gattas, D:
 Royal Prince Alfred Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Zoeller, M:
 Royal Prince Alfred Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Alvarez, MG:
 Univ Barcelona, Dept Anaesthesiol & Pain Med, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Bellomo, R:
 Austin Hlth, Dept Intens Care, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

 Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

 Royal Melbourne Hosp, Dept Intens Care, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

 Austin Hosp, Data Analyt Res & Evaluat DARE Ctr, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
ISSN: 14412772





Critical Care and Resuscitation
Editorial
AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD, LEVEL 2, 26-32 PYRMONT BRIDGE RD, PYRMONT, NSW 2009, AUSTRALIA, Australia
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 22 Número: 2
Páginas: 158-165
WOS Id: 000612534600012
ID de PubMed: 32389108

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