Zhiwei Zhang1, Geetha Maddukuri2, Navin Jaipaul3, Cindy X Cai4. 1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92357. Electronic address: zhiwei.zhang@va.gov. 2. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, VA St Louis Healthcare System and St Louis University, St Louis, MO 63106. 3. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92357. 4. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92357. Electronic address: cindy.cai3@va.gov.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in cirrhotic patients has been controversial and is typically dependent on the status of transplantation. A better understanding of the central role for arterial vasodilatation in the pathogenesis of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) has led to routine use of vasoconstrictors in combination with albumin as a medical therapy for HRS with prolonged patient survival. The role of RRT in HRS patients receiving such treatment, however, has not yet been examined. METHODS: A total of 80 patients with type 1 HRS who received a combination therapy of vasoconstrictors and albumin were enrolled into a retrospective cohort study. The effects of RRT status on clinical outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: Both short-term (30 days) and long-term (180 days) survival was similar between RRT and non-RRT groups of patients, but the length of hospital stay was significantly longer among patients in the RRT group, which remain unchanged despite adjustment of status for liver transplantation. CONCLUSIONS: Based on our observation, routine use of RRT may not be beneficial in patients with type 1 HRS receiving combination treatment of vasoconstrictor plus albumin. Further prospective studies are needed to validate these findings and refine the specific indications for RRT in this patient population. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PURPOSE: Utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in cirrhotic patients has been controversial and is typically dependent on the status of transplantation. A better understanding of the central role for arterial vasodilatation in the pathogenesis of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) has led to routine use of vasoconstrictors in combination with albumin as a medical therapy for HRS with prolonged patient survival. The role of RRT in HRSpatients receiving such treatment, however, has not yet been examined. METHODS: A total of 80 patients with type 1 HRS who received a combination therapy of vasoconstrictors and albumin were enrolled into a retrospective cohort study. The effects of RRT status on clinical outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: Both short-term (30 days) and long-term (180 days) survival was similar between RRT and non-RRT groups of patients, but the length of hospital stay was significantly longer among patients in the RRT group, which remain unchanged despite adjustment of status for liver transplantation. CONCLUSIONS: Based on our observation, routine use of RRT may not be beneficial in patients with type 1 HRS receiving combination treatment of vasoconstrictor plus albumin. Further prospective studies are needed to validate these findings and refine the specific indications for RRT in this patient population. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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