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CRRT IN ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY. Dr Umut Selda Bayrakçı Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey. Acute renal failure is not a “cute” renal failure Druml W, 2004. The epidemiologic importance of AKI as a public health problem is underscored
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CRRT IN ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY Dr Umut Selda Bayrakçı YıldırımBeyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
Acute renal failure is not a “cute” renal failure Druml W, 2004 • The epidemiologic importance of AKI as a public health problem is underscored • because renal function can easily and practically indefinitely be replaced by modern renal replacement modalities, AKI presents a rather harmless complication • Despite the advances in the ability to provide dialysis to children, the out come of AKI remains surprisingly poor • MORTALITY in critically ill patients • 53 % in the ATN trial • 44.7 % in the RENAL trial
Even a small reduction in the renal function (0.3 mg/dl SCr increase) is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. • It is not a problem restricted to the kidneys • It’s a systemic disease process • AKI exerts a fundamental impact • On the course of disease • The evolution of associated complications • Prognosis Independently from the underlying disease
Patients with ARF, die not (only) with but (also) fromAKI; • acute renal failure is not a “cute” renal failure but a dangerous condition. • Druml W, Intensive Care Med 2004, Bellomo R, et al. Lancet,2012, Hobson CE et al. Circulation 2009, Coca SG et al. Am J Kidney Dis 2009, Murugan R, Kellum JA. Nat Rev Nephrol2011
Management of AKI • Largely supportive • Aimed preventing of life-threatening fluid or electrolyte complications • Avoiding or minimizing further renal injury • Providing appropriate nutrition to allow recovery from acute illness and renal dysfunction • Severe AKI or milder AKI in association with severe fluid overload or solute imbalance may require renal replacement therapy (RRT)
When RRT is indicated • What is the OPTIMAL RRT modality
When to start? • Should clinicians wait for • Frank anuria? • Unequivocal signs of uremia? • Fluid overload? • Should treatment be indicated proactively? • Are there reliable indices helping to choose RRT timing?
Absolute indications to start RRT • Uremic complications, for example encephalopathy, pericarditis, bleeding. • Serum urea at least 36 mmol/l (100 mg/dl). • K+ at least 6 mmol/l and/or ECG abnormalities. • Mg at least 4mmol/l and/or anuria/absent deep tendon reflexes. • Serum pH 7.15 or less. • Urine output less than 200 ml/12 h or anuria. • Diuretic-resistant organ edema (i.e. pulmonary edema) in the presence of AKI. Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) workgroup,2001
When to start? • Not only the presence of AKI but also its severity should be assessed: pediatric RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End stage) • Severe AKI and/or rapidly deteriorating kidney function (towards “F” level) RRT initiation should be considered. • Particularly if there was failure to respond to initial therapy. • Critically ill patients with mild to moderate AKI (i.e. RIFLE category R/I): the most challenging • Decision should be tailored dynamically
Sometimes we should consider RRT in earlier stages of AKI: • Severe sepsis • Reduced renal reserve • Primary diagnoses associated with high catabolic rates • (septic shock, major trauma, burn, injury) • Gastrointestinal bleeding, rhabdomyolysis placing • considerable demand on kidney function • A positive fluid balance and overt clinical fluid overload
When RRT is indicated? • 30 children • Children with volume excess of 10% or less improved survival • 21 children on CRRT • Mean volume excess 16% survived • Mean volume excess 33% did not survived • 116 children with AKI, CRRT, 13 different center • Mean volume excess 14% survived • Mean volume excess 25% did not survived Lane PH et al. Bone Marrow Transplant 1994, Goldstein et al Pediatrics 2001 Goldstein et al. Kidney Int2005
When RRT is indicated? • As soon as fluid overload occurs • unless there is excessive solute load • Reasonable TRESHOLD for initiation of RRT: fluid overload of 15% *BUN levels at initiation of RRT was not associated with survival (increased in nonsurvivors) BunchmanTE.Nature Clinical Practice 2008
When to start? • 1847 ICU patients with AKI requiring RRT • Relationship between biochemical, physiological and comorbid factors at time of RRT start and ICU mortality • Independent risk factors for ICU mortality • Mechanical ventilation • Oligoanuria • Serum urea • Cardiovascular failure • Failure to correct acidosis and development of more organ failure within 48 hours of RR • Survivors tended to have higher creatinine and lower urea levels at the start of RTT YH Chou et al. CritCare 2011.
Take home message-1 • RRT should be recommended for AKI in critically ill patients before organ failure and and metabolic derangements have reached the slippery threshold of irreversibility!! • Creatinine is not an ideal biomarker for decision on RRT timing • New biomarkers will hopefully improve the performance of creatinine, urea and RIFLE
The message-2 • The decision when to start RRT should be established case by case and guided by • Associated dysfunction of other organ systems • patients’ AKI severity • Urine output • Serum pH • locally available technics and devices
Stuivenberg Hospital Acute Renal Failure Project (SHARF) • RRT patients have higher mortality (43 vs 58%) • Longer ICU and hospital stay compared to patients treated with conservative approach Elseviers MM et al. Crit Care 2010
The two most important factors that influence choice of dialysis: • The indication for dialysis • Overall clinical status of the patients • *The decision will be based upon • Specific patient characteristics • Patients requirements/limitations • The status of major organ systems
LOCAL EXPERTISE with specific dialysis techniques • Facility experience • Local resources
Should intermittent RRT or continuous RRT be used • No suitable powered randomized controlled trials • Results of present studies do not suggest a difference in patient survival • On the basis of patient survival all seem to be acceptable • State of the art • Clinical status of the patient • Intermittent HD requires careful use in patients with impaired hemodynamic status
CVVH • Venovenous forms of CRRT is considered superior to other forms of CRRT because of • Lover risk of hemorrhage • Less frequent circuit clotting • More predictable driving pressure through the hemofilter
Advantages of CVVH • Continuous solute clearance and ultrafiltration • Gradual removal provided by hemofiltration **Ideal modality for patients with cardiovascular instability and hypotension • Continuous removal • Fluid restriction is usually unnecessary • Freedom to provide large volumes of nutritional support, drugs, blood products etc..
Advantages of CVVH • Specific metabolic advantage • Wide variety of metabolic problems can be corrected easily • Severe metabolic acidosis • Lactic acidosis • Electrolyte abnormalities (s.a. hyperkalemia) • Superior control of uremia than intermittent HD • It can also be adopted to gradually correct hyperosmolar states • Less likely to lead to cerebral edema • Removal of mediators of inflammation
Cost of dialysis equipment (in U.S. dollars) Flynn JT, PediatrNephrol 2002
WHICH IS THE BEST DIALYSIS MODALITY? GUIDANCE FROM THE LITERATURE
1995: 42 children (following repair of congenital heart dis): • 21 PD • 21 HF; 9 CAVH, 12 CVVH • Survival: identical • Fluid removal, urea and creatinine clearance, and caloric • intake superior in HF • Fleming et al, J Thoracic CardiovascSurg, 1995 Adults: Because of limitations in clearance and difficulties in fluid removal PD is rarely used in ARF Pediatrics: PD used to be the first choice; technical difficulties of HD in infants and young adults
1997: Comparison of HD and hemofiltration in pediatric ARF • 122 children with ARF (retrospective) • 58 HD • 64 HF • Survival: 83% in HD, 48% in HF group • Higher percentage of children with primary renal dis in HD group • Higher percentage of patients with sepsis in HF group, • greater severity of illness in HF • Maxvold et al; Am J Kid Dis 1997
Comparison of 3 dialysis modality • 279 children with ARF and/or inborn errors of metabolism (retrospective) • 59 PD • 140 HF • 80 HD • Overall survival was 53% • Variation in survival among modalities for certain diagnoses
Comparison of 3 dialysis modality • ARF following bone marrow transplant • %78 intermittent HD • 33% PD • 21% HF • ARF following repair of congenital heart disease • 100% intermittent HD • 33% PD • 50% HF • Hemodynamic instability • affect patient outcome • predictive of modality choice • patients who were the most hemodynamically unstable were usually • treated with either HF or PD whereas stable patients were usually • treated with intermittent HD. Bunchman TE, J Am SocNephrl, 1999, abstr
Limitations: • Retrospective • Single center study designs • Small patient numbers • Homogenous patient populations: results couldn’t be generalized
Intermittent HD vs CRRT • Multicentre, prospective, randomized, controlled trial • 316 adults, AKI patients • Mortality: intermittent HD:62.5% CRRT: 58.1% • Modality of RRT has no impact on the outcome in ICU Rins RL et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 • Single center, randomized, controlled trial (CONVINT) • 252 adult AKI patients • Survival rate: 39.5% IHD 43.9% CVVH • No significant difference regarding mortality, renal outcome measures or survival Schefold JC et al. Critical Care 2014
Intermittent HD vs CVVH • Multicenter, randomized and prospective study (21 center, HemodiafeStudy Group) • Adults with multiorgan dysfunction syndrome and AKI • Rate of survival did not differ between the intermittent HD and CVVH Vinsonneau C et al, The Lancet, 2006
Intermittent HD vs CVVH • ATN and RENAL studies suggest that CVVH might help with renal recovery • Meta-analysis studies reveals no difference in long term dialysis dependency Ghahramani N et al. Nephrology 2008
Suggested modality choice in pediatric ARF Flynn JT. PediatrNephrol 2002
RRT modality: conclusion • Few data available regarding pediatric patients • Decision: empirical • Consider: • Underlying disease • Severity of illness • Advantages and disadvantages of the various modalities available locally • Cost • Although survival was somewhat the same/better in intermittent HD group, provision of HF most likely contributed to the survival of many patients who might not survived had HF not available Maxvold NJ et al. Am J Kid Dis 1997 (abstr)
Conclusion • Combination • CRRT: early correction of hemodynamic instability as long as multiorgan failure exist • Classic intermittent HD for long lasting-isolated AKI RinsRL et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009
Dose of CVVH in AKI • Expression of how much dialysis should be prescribed in order to achieve a certain level of blood cleansing • Dose relies on • Patient clinical picture (catabolic rate, muscle mass, presence of pulmonary edema, fever, dysionemia etc.) • Solute to clear (water, urea, electrolytes, cytokines..) • The final desired blood level of the target solute • In CVVH (small solute) clearance is essentially considered equal to UF rate
Optimal RRT dose in ICU: 2 multicenter clinical trialsCompare normal or less intensive renal support to intensive therapy RENAL VA/NIH ARF trial network (ATN) study 1500 patients 20 ml/kg/h CVVHDF/ thrice weekly IHD vs 35 ml/kg/h/daily IHD N England J Med, 2009 • 1124 patients • 25 ml/kg/h CVVHDF vs 40 ml/kg/h N England J Med, 2009 No benefit in outcomes by increases in intensity of RRT dose
Conclusion • Normal dose: 20-30 ml/kg/h for continuous therapy Ricci Z, Ronco C. Current Opinion Critical Care, 2011 • Overt underdialysis might be harmful in ICU!! • Be careful about the discrepancy between prescribed and delivered dose!!!
DOseREsponse Multicenter International Collaborative Initiative (DoReMi) • The difference between prescribed and delivered dose • Relies on therapy downtime (the amount of time the CRRT does not run in a 24 h period), • clotting of the circuit, • Vascular access problems • Prescription errors Crit Care 2009 When you prescribe 20-25 ml/kg/h during CRRT significant reduction in dialysis dose delivery should be considered!
In practice you may need to over-prescribe RRT with 25% of safety margin Recommendation: 30-35 ml/kg/h? Kellum JA, Ronco C Nat Rev Nephrol 2010 Ricci Z, Ronco C. CurrOpin in Crit Care, 2011
Anticoagulation • Low dose heparin • 10-20 IU/kg bolus • 10-20 IU/kg/h continuous drip (target activated clotting time: 180-200 s or partial tromboplastin time that is double the normal value) • Citrate anticoagulation • No anticoagulation
When to stop? • No randomized controlled trials addressing this issue • Observational studies have suggested that urine output can be used to predict successful cessation of CRRT • Spontaneous urine output >500 ml/day? (adult) Uchino S et al. Crit Care Med 2009
Complications of CVVH • High cost • Technological complexity • Specialized nursing staff usually required • Hypothermia • Membrane bioincompatibility • Acid-base imbalance • Electrolyte imbalance • Removal of drugs and nutrients • Volume depletion Common in both CVVH and IHD
Long-term outcomes • Mortality is high • At least 10% of children who survive AKI have evidence of • Hyperfiltration • Hypertension • Microalbuminuria Puts them at risk of long term progressive loss of kidney function • Long term follow-up is important! Early intervention with ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers or other renoprotective therapies if necessary Askenazi DJ et al. Kidney Int 2006