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Terapia de reemplazo renal continua en el paciente con oxigenación por membrana extracorpórea: consideraciones para la combinación de ambas terapias

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
The presence of renal dysfunction is not unusual in patients with pulmonary or cardiac dysfunction who require rescue with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The complexity, implicit in the implementation of both techniques, can be overwhelming. This review aims to explain the most important asp...

Urinary semaphorin 3A as an early biomarker to predict contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (4), 2018
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a serious complication of diagnostic coronary angiograph and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the exact pathophysiological mechanisms underlying CI-AKI development are largely unknown. The present study examined whether urinary semaphorin...

Validation of four prediction scores for cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury in chinese patients

Abstract Objective: To assess the clinical value of four models for the prediction of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) and severe AKI which renal replacement therapy was needed (RRT-AKI) in Chinese patients. Methods: 1587 patients who underwent cardiac surgery in the department ...

Daño renal agudo secundario a nefritis tubulointersticial aguda por uso de medicamentos. Caso clínico

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (6), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La nefritis tubulointersticial aguda (NTIA) es infrecuente en la edad pediátrica. Se caracteriza por la infiltración del parénquima renal por células mononucleares y/o polinucleares con afectación secundaria de los túbulos sin lesión glomerular, y puede ser producida por in...

Biomarcadores de recuperação renal após lesão renal aguda

RESUMO Novos biomarcadores podem ser apropriados para o diagnóstico precoce da lesão renal aguda e predição da necessidade de diálise. Não é claro se tais biomarcadores podem também desempenhar um papel na predição da recuperação após se ter estabelecido o diagnóstico de lesão renal aguda,...

Lesão renal aguda induzida por contraste: importância dos critérios diagnósticos para estabelecer a prevalência e o prognóstico na unidade de terapia intensiva

RESUMO Objetivo: Estabelecer se há superioridade entre os critérios para predizer desfecho clínico desfavorável na lesão renal aguda e nefropatia induzidas por contraste. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo conduzido em hospital terciário com 157 pacientes submetidos à infusão de contraste radiológ...

Hemoglobin A1c Levels Predicts Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Non-Diabetic Patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with diabetes mellitus have been known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the relationship between hemoglobin A1c levels in non-diabetics and acute kidney injury is under debate. We a...

Rabdomiólise como manifestação de uma doença metabólica: relato de caso

RESUMO A rabdomiólise é um processo de destruição muscular com manifestações clínicas variáveis. Em pacientes pediátricos, tem como principal etiologia as doenças infecciosas. Apresentamos o caso de uma adolescente previamente saudável, que foi admitida ao nosso pronto-socorro com histórico d...

Acute kidney injury diagnosis in Intensive Care Units: biomarkers or Information?

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract In recent years, the diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) has been based on classifications such as RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO, which has the goal of world standardization and timely recognition of the disease. It is essential that intensivists be aware about these classifications, because most of ...

Validity of Klotho, CYR61 and YKL-40 as ideal predictive biomarkers for acute kidney injury: review study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is still a headache for clinicians and scientists as a possible reason for increased death among intensive care unit (ICU) patients after invasive cardiac surgery. Furthermore, the diagnostic process for AKI using conventional biomarkers is not ...