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{"title":"Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Citrate Accumulation in Patients Undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy with Regional Citrate Anticoagulation.","authors":"Yi Zheng, Zhiwen Chen, Xiankun Sun, Fang Wang, Xue Tang, Li Lin, Yanyan Wang, Ling Zhang","doi":"10.1159/000545291","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000545291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) is now recommended as the first choice of anticoagulation for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). However, impaired citrate metabolism can lead to citrate accumulation (CA), resulting in severe metabolic acidosis and hypocalcemia, which poses a challenge for clinicians when making decision about the use of RCA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective cohort study performed in West China Hospital of Sichuan University, we evaluated patients who underwent RCA-CRRT from 2021 to 2023. Participants were randomly allocated into training and validation groups at a 7:3 ratio. In the training group, significant risk factors for CA were determined by a binary logistic regression analysis and established a risk prediction model, and the validation group validated and evaluated the model. A nomogram was constructed to visualize the prediction model, calibration and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the prediction accuracy, and decision curve analysis (DCA) was used to evaluate the clinical effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1,259 patients with RCA-CRRT, 882 were randomly stratified into the training group and 377 into the validation group. CA was reported in 16.2% and 16.7%, respectively. We developed and validated a nomogram to predict the risk of CA, incorporating significant factors including male, age, body surface area, citrate concentration, systolic blood pressure, lactate, total bilirubin, and international normalized ratio. The area under the ROC curve of the nomogram was 0.760 (95% CI, 0.737-0.765) and 0.752 (95% CI, 0.744-0.787) in both groups. The calibration curve further confirmed its effective discrimination and calibration abilities. DCA analysis emphasized its clinical utility when the CA probability threshold for intervention is between 11% and 76%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We developed and validated a prediction model for CA in critically ill patients who received RCA-CRRT, providing a basis for clinicians to develop individualized anticoagulation protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"250-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143669061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of Cardiac Troponin Assays in Hemodialysis Patients.","authors":"Michael Kolland, Peter P Rainer, Alexander H Kirsch","doi":"10.1159/000542336","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"149-152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11854967/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Venous Doppler Ultrasound to Guide Ultrafiltration in Hemodialysis: Practical Insights for Nephrologists.","authors":"Abhilash Koratala, Claudio Ronco, Amir Kazory","doi":"10.1159/000543036","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"195-199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142806047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Future of AI-Assisted Patient Education in Critical Care Nephrology.","authors":"Mohammad Salman Sheikh, Charat Thongprayoon, Supawadee Suppadungsuk, Jing Miao, Fawad Qureshi, Kianoush Kashani, Wisit Cheungpasitporn","doi":"10.1159/000543350","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543350","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"156-159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142902495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Albumin and Platelet Loss during the Application of CytoSorb® in Critically Ill Patients: A post hoc Analysis of the Cyto-SOLVE Trial.","authors":"Clara Isabell Brozat, Michael Zoller, Sandra Frank, Mathias Bruegel, Caroline Gräfe, Diana Rebholz, Michael Paal, Helen Graf, Uwe Liebchen, Christina Scharf","doi":"10.1159/000542009","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adsorption devices like CytoSorb® (CS) are increasingly used in critically ill patients. However, potential adverse effects have not been sufficiently investigated. The aim of this post hoc analysis of the monocentric prospective Cyto-SOLVE study was to examine albumin concentration and platelet count during the application of CS in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with different indications for CS therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-nine adult ICU patients receiving continuous kidney replacement therapy and CS application for 12 h were included. Albumin concentration and platelet count were measured before, during, and after application. Changes in albumin concentration and platelet count were investigated. Since 10/29 patients were substituted with platelets during CS therapy and 20/29 received albumin, subgroup analysis was performed in patients receiving no platelet concentrate and <20 g albumin substitution during CS application. The dependent sample t test was used to detect significant (p < 0.05) changes over time, and multivariate models were investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed a significant reduction in platelets (p = 0.005, mean 14 G/L, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4-23 G/L) during CS therapy with an even more pronounced drop in those 19 patients without platelet substitution (p = 0.001, mean 22 G/L, 95% CI 10-34). No significant change was detected in the albumin concentration of all patients. However, a significant albumin decrease was observed in those 17 patients with less than 20 g albumin substitution during CS therapy (p = 0.007, mean 0.17g/dL, 95% CI 0.05-0.29). No other potential covariates for the decrease could be identified in a multivariate model.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Since a drop in albumin and platelets occurred during the use of CS, an increased substitution might be necessary. Knowledge of potential side effects is of great importance to prevent harm during the use of extracorporeal procedures. This knowledge should be considered for a reliable risk-benefit assessment in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"93-101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Severely Hyperammonemic Acute Liver Failure due to Paracetamol Overdose: The Impact of High-Intensity Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.","authors":"Anis Chaba, Stephen Joseph Warrillow, Caleb Fisher, Sofia Spano, Akinori Maeda, Atthaphong Phongphithakchai, Nuttapol Pattamin, Yukiko Hikasa, Nuanprae Kitisin, Scott Warming, Claire Michel, Glenn M Eastwood, Rinaldo Bellomo","doi":"10.1159/000542556","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Paracetamol (acetaminophen)-induced acute liver failure (ALF) with severe hyperammonemia (ammonia >100 µmol⋅L-1) is a life-threatening condition. A strategy based on high-intensity continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) without early (up to day seven) transplantation may enable clinicians to safely identify which patients can recover and survive and which patients require transplantation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study of patients with severely hyperammonemic paracetamol-induced ALF. The primary outcome was early transplant-free survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We studied 84 patients (median age: 38; female sex: 79 [85%]) over a 12-year period (median ammonia level at ICU admission: 153 µmol⋅L-1; median peak aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 10,029 U⋅L-1; median lactate: 5.0 mmol⋅L-1; and median INR: 4.4) and 55 (65%) with King's College criteria for transplantation. Overall, 87% received high-intensity CRRT (92% in 2020-2023). Median CRRT intensity was 54 mL⋅kg-1⋅hr-1 within the first 48 h and increased by 1.8 mL⋅kg-1⋅hr-1 per year during the study period (p = 0.002). Transplant-free survival to day 7 was 86% in 2011-2023 and 96% in 2020-2023. Overall, only 4 patients were transplanted and only 1 (4%) in 2020-2023. On multivariable Cox analysis, factors independently associated with failure to achieve day seven transplant-free survival were higher APACHE III score (HR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02-1.08), higher lactate (HR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.12-1.44), and lower platelet count at ICU admission (HR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.78-0.93) and the median effluent dose applied within the first 48 h of ICU admission (HR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.46-0.98).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Early transplant-free survival is achievable in most patients with paracetamol-induced ALF and severe hyperammonemia with a treatment based on high-intensity CRRT. Such transplant-free survival increased over time together with increased CRRT dose.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"111-121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seraph 100 Hemoperfusion for Management of Severe COVID-19: Assessment of Serum and Plasma Analytes Pre- and Post-Filtration.","authors":"Michael Rouse, Eric R Gann, Joost Brandsma, Victor A Sugiharto, Henry Robertson, Pavol Genzor, Hua-Wei Chen, Mark P Simons, Seth A Schobel, Josh G Chenoweth, Sarah A Jenkins, Danielle V Clark, Jeffrey Della Volpe, Stephen Chitty, Ian M Rivera, Michael Lewis, Caroline Park, Amay Parikh, Pooja Vir, Ian J Stewart, Kathleen P Pratt","doi":"10.1159/000542995","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We report an Intervention/outcome study of 33 severe COVID-19 subjects who received Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph 100) hemoperfusion therapy (15 survivors, 18 non-survivors) under emergency authorization from the FDA. Our objective was to determine if Seraph 100 hemoperfusion reduces SARS-CoV-2 RNA titers and/or markers of inflammation and/or epi/endothelial damage.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Viral RNA and 78 protein analytes related to endothelial/epithelial damage and/or inflammation were quantified in systemic blood samples from 33 severe COVID-19 subjects collected upon intensive care unit (ICU) admission and then immediately before and after blood passed through the heparin-based Seraph 100 filter at two time points on the first day of hemoperfusion. Viral RNA titers were quantified using droplet digital PCR. Protein analytes were quantified using multiplex/multi-analyte panels on MesoScale Discovery and ProteinSimple Ella platforms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 15/33 subjects had detectable viral RNA in baseline samples (shortly after ICU admission). These initial viremia levels were low, and they did not change uniformly post-perfusion. Five of 55 protein analytes that were upregulated 1.4-120X at ICU admission relative to healthy controls showed significant decreases across the filter during the indicated time points on the first day of hemoperfusion: IP-10/CXCL10, fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, MIG/CXCL9, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and receptor for advanced glycosylation end products (RAGE). Paired t tests identified 25 additional analytes that showed significant decreases (p < 0.05) only without Bonferroni correction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Initial freely circulating SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels of ICU-admitted subjects were low or undetectable. The Seraph 100 filter did not significantly reduce viral RNA titers in their plasma. However, multiple circulating proteins with roles in inflammation, endothelial/epithelial damage, and/or angiogenesis decreased significantly across the filter. Larger prospective trials will be required to determine if such transient reductions translate into improved patient outcomes. However, this study did not demonstrate a direct reduction of free SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA by the Seraph 100.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"200-210"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142812037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erratum.","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000541558","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541558","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"81"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"100 Years of Dialysis at University Hospital Giessen.","authors":"Faeq Husain-Syed, Ulrike Enke, Friedrich Lübbecke, Winfried Fassbinder, Friedrich Grimminger, Horst-Walter Birk","doi":"10.1159/000543874","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543874","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"211-217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reduction of Waste Mass in Used Hemodialysis Circuits by Quality Control Circle Activity.","authors":"YingYan Liang, Ni Xu, YongXiao Zhang, MeiXia Wu, QiuQin Ding, Jing Yin, JieEr Guo, QiongQiong Yang, Hao Li, XiaoMei Li","doi":"10.1159/000545400","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000545400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The improvement of waste management constitutes a critical component of green nephrology initiatives. Hemodialysis circuits represent a substantial proportion of medical waste generated in dialysis units, yet standardized industry protocols for optimizing the disposal of discarded hemodialysis circuits remain underdeveloped. This study aimed to validate the effectiveness of Quality Control Circle (QCC) methodology in reducing the total mass of discarded hemodialysis circuits.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multidisciplinary QCC task force was established with the explicitly defined objective: \"reduce residual fluid volume in discarded hemodialysis circuits.\" The QCC methodology was systematically implemented to drive process improvements. Residual fluid mass from decommissioned hemodialysis circuits served as the primary quality metric, with comparative analyses conducted pre- and post-intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Implementation of QCC interventions resulted in a 29.7% reduction in mean circuit mass, decreasing from 0.64 ± 0.015 kg to 0.45 ± 0.012 kg (p < 0.01) across the sampled hemodialysis apparatus.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The implementation of QCC activities has significantly reduced residual waste from hemodialysis circuits, leading to environmental conservation and lower waste disposal costs. QCC serves as an effective management tool for hemodialysis units to promote the concept of green nephrology.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"264-271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143750923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}