Kenneth P Chen1, Susan Cavender2, Joon Lee3, Mengling Feng4, Roger G Mark2, Leo Anthony Celi5, Kenneth J Mukamal1, John Danziger6. 1. Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; 2. Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 3. Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and. 4. Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Data Analytics Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology And Research, Singapore. 5. Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 6. Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; jdanzige@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although venous congestion has been linked to renal dysfunction in heart failure, its significance in a broader context has not been investigated. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Using an inception cohort of 12,778 critically ill adult patients admitted to an urban tertiary medical center between 2001 and 2008, we examined whether the presence of peripheral edema on admission physical examination was associated with an increased risk of AKI within the first 7 days of critical illness. In addition, in those with admission central venous pressure (CVP) measurements, we examined the association of CVPs with subsequent AKI. AKI was defined using the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria. RESULTS: Of the 18% (n=2338) of patients with peripheral edema on admission, 27% (n=631) developed AKI, compared with 16% (n=1713) of those without peripheral edema. In a model that included adjustment for comorbidities, severity of illness, and the presence of pulmonary edema, peripheral edema was associated with a 30% higher risk of AKI (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.15 to 1.46; P<0.001), whereas pulmonary edema was not significantly related to risk. Peripheral edema was also associated with a 13% higher adjusted risk of a higher AKI stage (95% CI, 1.07 to 1.20; P<0.001). Furthermore, levels of trace, 1+, 2+, and 3+ edema were associated with 34% (95% CI, 1.10 to 1.65), 17% (95% CI, 0.96 to 1.14), 47% (95% CI, 1.18 to 1.83), and 57% (95% CI, 1.07 to 2.31) higher adjusted risk of AKI, respectively, compared with edema-free patients. In the 4761 patients with admission CVP measurements, each 1 cm H2O higher CVP was associated with a 2% higher adjusted risk of AKI (95% CI, 1.00 to 1.03; P=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Venous congestion, as manifested as either peripheral edema or increased CVP, is directly associated with AKI in critically ill patients. Whether treatment of venous congestion with diuretics can modify this risk will require further study.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although venous congestion has been linked to renal dysfunction in heart failure, its significance in a broader context has not been investigated. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Using an inception cohort of 12,778 critically ill adult patients admitted to an urban tertiary medical center between 2001 and 2008, we examined whether the presence of peripheral edema on admission physical examination was associated with an increased risk of AKI within the first 7 days of critical illness. In addition, in those with admission central venous pressure (CVP) measurements, we examined the association of CVPs with subsequent AKI. AKI was defined using the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria. RESULTS: Of the 18% (n=2338) of patients with peripheral edema on admission, 27% (n=631) developed AKI, compared with 16% (n=1713) of those without peripheral edema. In a model that included adjustment for comorbidities, severity of illness, and the presence of pulmonary edema, peripheral edema was associated with a 30% higher risk of AKI (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.15 to 1.46; P<0.001), whereas pulmonary edema was not significantly related to risk. Peripheral edema was also associated with a 13% higher adjusted risk of a higher AKI stage (95% CI, 1.07 to 1.20; P<0.001). Furthermore, levels of trace, 1+, 2+, and 3+ edema were associated with 34% (95% CI, 1.10 to 1.65), 17% (95% CI, 0.96 to 1.14), 47% (95% CI, 1.18 to 1.83), and 57% (95% CI, 1.07 to 2.31) higher adjusted risk of AKI, respectively, compared with edema-freepatients. In the 4761 patients with admission CVP measurements, each 1 cm H2O higher CVP was associated with a 2% higher adjusted risk of AKI (95% CI, 1.00 to 1.03; P=0.02). CONCLUSIONS:Venous congestion, as manifested as either peripheral edema or increased CVP, is directly associated with AKI in critically illpatients. Whether treatment of venous congestion with diuretics can modify this risk will require further study.
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