Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients

OBJECTIVES: Positive fluid balance is frequent in critically ill patients and has been considered a potential biomarker for acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to evaluate positive fluid balance as a biomarker for the early detection of AKI in critically ill patients. METHODS: This was a pr...

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Main Authors: Maria Olinda Nogueira Ávila, Paulo Novis Rocha, Caio A. Perez, Tássia Nery Faustino, Paulo Benigno Pena Batista, Luis Yu, Dirce Maria T. Zanetta, Emmanuel A. Burdmann
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-02-01
Series:Clinics
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author Maria Olinda Nogueira Ávila
Paulo Novis Rocha
Caio A. Perez
Tássia Nery Faustino
Paulo Benigno Pena Batista
Luis Yu
Dirce Maria T. Zanetta
Emmanuel A. Burdmann
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Paulo Novis Rocha
Caio A. Perez
Tássia Nery Faustino
Paulo Benigno Pena Batista
Luis Yu
Dirce Maria T. Zanetta
Emmanuel A. Burdmann
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description OBJECTIVES: Positive fluid balance is frequent in critically ill patients and has been considered a potential biomarker for acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to evaluate positive fluid balance as a biomarker for the early detection of AKI in critically ill patients. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study. The sample was composed of patients ≥18 years old who stayed ≥3 days in an intensive care unit. Fluid balance, urinary output and serum creatinine were assessed daily. AKI was diagnosed by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome criteria. RESULTS: The final cohort was composed of 233 patients. AKI occurred in 92 patients (40%) after a median of 3 (2-6) days following ICU admission. When fluid balance was assessed as a continuous variable, a 100-ml increase in fluid balance was independently associated with a 4% increase in the odds of AKI (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.01-1.08). Positive fluid balance categorized using different thresholds was always significantly associated with subsequent detection of AKI. The mixed effects model showed that increased fluid balance preceded AKI by 4 to 6 days. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that a positive fluid balance might be an early biomarker for AKI development in critically ill patients.
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spelling doaj.art-841f9df34ef848bb91be9411808f451c2022-12-22T03:37:11ZengElsevier EspañaClinics1980-53222021-02-017610.6061/clinics/2021/e1924Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patientsMaria Olinda Nogueira Ávilahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-7344Paulo Novis Rochahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-6711Caio A. Perezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-8439Tássia Nery Faustinohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-4540Paulo Benigno Pena Batistahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-1774Luis Yuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9102-0063Dirce Maria T. Zanettahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-5087Emmanuel A. Burdmannhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7644-8579OBJECTIVES: Positive fluid balance is frequent in critically ill patients and has been considered a potential biomarker for acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to evaluate positive fluid balance as a biomarker for the early detection of AKI in critically ill patients. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study. The sample was composed of patients ≥18 years old who stayed ≥3 days in an intensive care unit. Fluid balance, urinary output and serum creatinine were assessed daily. AKI was diagnosed by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome criteria. RESULTS: The final cohort was composed of 233 patients. AKI occurred in 92 patients (40%) after a median of 3 (2-6) days following ICU admission. When fluid balance was assessed as a continuous variable, a 100-ml increase in fluid balance was independently associated with a 4% increase in the odds of AKI (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.01-1.08). Positive fluid balance categorized using different thresholds was always significantly associated with subsequent detection of AKI. The mixed effects model showed that increased fluid balance preceded AKI by 4 to 6 days. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that a positive fluid balance might be an early biomarker for AKI development in critically ill patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100224&tlng=enAcute Kidney InjuryBiomarkerPositive Fluid BalanceWater BalanceIntensive Care UnitMortality
spellingShingle Maria Olinda Nogueira Ávila
Paulo Novis Rocha
Caio A. Perez
Tássia Nery Faustino
Paulo Benigno Pena Batista
Luis Yu
Dirce Maria T. Zanetta
Emmanuel A. Burdmann
Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
Clinics
Acute Kidney Injury
Biomarker
Positive Fluid Balance
Water Balance
Intensive Care Unit
Mortality
title Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
title_full Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
title_fullStr Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
title_full_unstemmed Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
title_short Positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury: a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
title_sort positive fluid balance as an early biomarker for acute kidney injury a prospective study in critically ill adult patients
topic Acute Kidney Injury
Biomarker
Positive Fluid Balance
Water Balance
Intensive Care Unit
Mortality
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100224&tlng=en
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