This retrospective cohort study examined the roles of inflammation in acute kidney injury (AKI). Serum albumin and C-reactive protein (CRP) were used as markers of inflammation. Adults who underwent non–cardiac surgery from 2007 to 2011 were included. Exclusion criteria were urological surgery, obstetric surgery, missing data, and pre-operative dialysis. Subjects were followed until the end of 2015 or loss to follow-up. Associations between pre–operative albumin or CRP and post-operative AKI or association between AKI and mortality were examined by logistic or Cox regression, respectively. Mediation analyses were performed using albumin and CRP as mediators. Among 4,538 subjects, 272 developed AKI. Pre-operative albumin was independently associated with AKI (odds ratio [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 0.63 [0.48–0.83]). During a median follow-up of 4.5 years, 649 died. AKI was significantly associated with mortality (hazard ratio [HR] [95% CI]: 1.58 [1.22–2.04]). Further adjustment for pre-operative albumin and CRP attenuated the association (HR [95% CI]: 1.28 [0.99–1.67]). The proportions explained by mediating effects of lnCRP and albumin were 29.3% and 39.2% and mediation effects were statistically significant. In conclusion, inflammation is a predictor of AKI and a mediator of mortality after AKI. Interventions targeting inflammation might improve outcomes of AKI.
Peritonitis is a critical complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Investigators have reported the risk of peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) versus automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), but the available evidence is predominantly based on observational studies which failed to report on the connection type. Our understanding of the relationship between peritonitis risk and PD modality thus remained insufficient. We studied 285 participants who began PD treatment between 1997 and 2014 at three hospitals in Nara Prefecture in Japan. We matched 106 APD patients with 106 CAPD patients based on their propensity scores. The primary outcome was time to first episode of peritonitis within 3 years after PD commencement. In total, PD peritonitis occurred in 64 patients during the study period. Patients initiated on APD had a lower risk of peritonitis than did those initiated on CAPD in both the unadjusted and adjusted models. The hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the primary endpoint were 0.30 (0.17–0.53) in the fully adjusted model including connection type. In the matched cohort, APD patients had a significantly lower risk of peritonitis than did CAPD patients (log-rank: p < 0.001, HR 0.32, 95% CI 0.16–0.59). The weighting-adjusted analysis of the inverse probability of treatment yielded a similar result (HR 0.35, 95% CI 0.18–0.67). In conclusion, patients initiated on APD at PD commencement had a reduced risk of peritonitis compared with those initiated on CAPD, suggesting APD may be preferable for prevention of peritonitis among PD patients.
Background Little is known about the association between pre-operative proteinuria and post-operative acute kidney injury (AKI) in noncardiac surgery. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study. Adults who underwent noncardiac surgery under general anesthesia from 2007 to 2011 at Nara Medical University Hospital were included. Those with obstetric or urological surgery, missing data for analyses or pre-operative dialysis were excluded. Exposure of interest was pre-operative proteinuria, defined as (+) or more by dipstick test. The outcome variable was post-operative AKI, defined by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria, within 1 week after surgery. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. Results Among 5168 subjects, 309 (6.0%) developed AKI. Pre-operative proteinuria was independently associated with post-operative AKI, with an odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval (CI)] of 1.80 (1.30–2.51). A sensitivity analysis restricted to elective surgery yielded a similar result. As proteinuria increased, the association with AKI became stronger [OR (95% CI) 1.14 (0.75–1.73), 1.24 (0.79–1.95), 2.75 (1.74–4.35) and 3.95 (1.62–9.62) for urinary protein (+/−), (+), (2+) and (3+), respectively]. Subgroup analyses showed proteinuria was especially associated with post-operative AKI among subjects with renin–angiotensin system inhibitors, other anti-hypertensives, hypoalbuminemia or impaired renal function (P for interaction = 0.05, 0.003, 0.09 or 0.02, respectively). Conclusions In noncardiac surgery, pre-operative proteinuria was independently associated with post-operative AKI. Subjects with proteinuria should be managed with caution to avoid AKI peri-operatively.
Background This study was conducted to investigate whether acute kidney injury (AKI) is an independent predictor of anemia and whether anemia following AKI is a mediator of mortality after AKI. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study. Adults with noncardiac surgery from 2007 to 2011 were included. Obstetric or urological surgery, missing data or preoperative dialysis were excluded. Subjects were followed until the end of 2015 or lost to follow-up. Exposures of interest were postoperative AKI. Outcome variables were hematocrit values at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively and mortality. Associations between AKI and hematocrit or association between AKI and mortality were examined by multivariable linear regression or Cox regression, respectively. Results Among 6692 subjects, 445 (6.6%) developed AKI. Among those with postoperative data, AKI was independently associated with lower hematocrit at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively, with coefficients of −0.79 [95% confidence interval (CI) −1.47 to −0.11; n = 1750], −1.35 (−2.11 to −0.60; n = 1558) and −0.91 (−1.59 to −0.22; n = 2463), respectively. Higher stages or longer duration of AKI were associated with more severe anemia. AKI was associated with higher mortality after 3 months postoperatively with a hazard ratio of 1.54 (95% CI 1.12–2.12). Further adjustment with hematocrit at 3 months attenuated the association. The mediation effect was significant (P = 0.02) by mediation analysis. Conclusions AKI was an independent predictor of anemia following AKI. Higher mortality associated with AKI was at least partially mediated by anemia following AKI. Whether correction of anemia following AKI improves mortality requires further research.
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