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Abstract
Introduction: While both intermittent renal replacement therapy (IRRT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) are used to treat sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (S-AKI), their comparative effectiveness remains unclear. We compared the outcomes between these modalities in patients with S-AKI.
Methods: Data from the Japanese Intensive Care Patient Database (JIPAD) was used for this multi-center retrospective cohort study. Adult patients with S-AKI who received either IRRT or CRRT between 2015 and 2021 were included. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. We compared IRRT and CRRT using one-to-three propensity score matching analysis. A subgroup analysis was performed in patients with septic shock.
Results: Of the 756 patients analyzed, 79 received IRRT, and 677 received CRRT. After propensity score matching, baseline characteristics were well-balanced between groups. In-hospital mortality showed no significant difference between IRRT and CRRT (48.6% vs. 38.0%; risk difference - 10.6%; 95% CI - 23.0 to 2.9; P = 0.11). In patients with septic shock, in-hospital mortality was also not different between groups (52.6% vs. 40.4%; risk difference - 12.2%; 95% CI - 28.8 to 3.7; P = 0.10).
Conclusion: IRRT and CRRT may be similar in-hospital mortality in patients with S-AKI. Further studies are warranted to determine the most effective renal replacement modality for this patient population.
期刊介绍:
JA Clinical Reports is a companion journal to the Journal of Anesthesia (JA), the official journal of the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA). This journal is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal related to clinical anesthesia practices such as anesthesia management, pain management and intensive care. Case reports are very important articles from the viewpoint of education and the cultivation of scientific thinking in the field of anesthesia. However, submissions of anesthesia research and clinical reports from Japan are notably decreasing in major anesthesia journals. Therefore, the JSA has decided to launch a new journal, JA Clinical Reports, to encourage JSA members, particularly junior Japanese anesthesiologists, to publish papers in English language.