Abstract:Objective: To identify the characteristics of patients with acute renal failure (ARF), polytrauma victims hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 357 records of patients with ARF in the period of 2002 to 2003. These patients presented a creatinine index of 1.8 to 4 mg/dl. Of these patients, 10.6% in the ICU were polytrauma victims. Results: Of the 38 (10.6%) patients with ARF and polytrauma victims, 78.9% of were males; 47.3% were aged between 16 and 45 … Show more
“…Dados semelhantes aos encontrados em nosso estudo foram o de uma pesquisa sobre as principais causas de internação em pacientes renais crônicos submetidos à hemodiálise, no Hospital de Base da Fundação Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FUNFARME), onde 64% destes internaram de uma a três vezes no período do estudo (14) .…”
Section: Freqüência De Internações No Períodounclassified
Quantitative study that aims to characterize patients on hemodialysis according to socio-demographic and identify the main causes of hospitalization in 2007. Data collection was performed in a clinic Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil, with 29 patients,through medical records and the computerized program Nefrodata, specific to dialysis centers. The medical records were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics, where 58.7% were male, 62% married and the average age was 53.7 years. As to the underlying diseases, there was a predominance of diabetic nephropathy with 31.1% and 11.8% with hypertensive crisis among the causes of hospitalization. These causes are mostly related to renal disease itself and necessary guidelines and multidisciplinary team interventions focused on treatment of chronic renal insufficiency and adherence to therapy, aiming to reduce and even prevent these hospitalizations.
“…Dados semelhantes aos encontrados em nosso estudo foram o de uma pesquisa sobre as principais causas de internação em pacientes renais crônicos submetidos à hemodiálise, no Hospital de Base da Fundação Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FUNFARME), onde 64% destes internaram de uma a três vezes no período do estudo (14) .…”
Section: Freqüência De Internações No Períodounclassified
Quantitative study that aims to characterize patients on hemodialysis according to socio-demographic and identify the main causes of hospitalization in 2007. Data collection was performed in a clinic Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil, with 29 patients,through medical records and the computerized program Nefrodata, specific to dialysis centers. The medical records were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics, where 58.7% were male, 62% married and the average age was 53.7 years. As to the underlying diseases, there was a predominance of diabetic nephropathy with 31.1% and 11.8% with hypertensive crisis among the causes of hospitalization. These causes are mostly related to renal disease itself and necessary guidelines and multidisciplinary team interventions focused on treatment of chronic renal insufficiency and adherence to therapy, aiming to reduce and even prevent these hospitalizations.
“…The main signs and symptoms of AKI are: oliguria or anuria, weakness, apathy, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, Kussmaul breathing, pulmonary edema, peripheral edema, ascites, cardiac arrhythmias and coma. The treatment of AKI in general involves dialysis and nutritional and fluid therapy ( 5 - 6 ) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an increase of >25% in the baseline levels of serum creatinine. Some studies report that an increase of creatinine occurs within 48 hours ( 6 , 13 ) , and others between 48-72 hours ( 4 , 8 , 15 ) after the administration of the contrast agent.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Renal lesions caused by the use of contrast are classified into acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) ( 6 ) . The pathophysiology of ATN is multifactor and involves changes in renal hemodynamics and the renal tubules due to a biphasic response: interspersed vasodilation with vasoconstriction which decreases renal blood flow, causing renal ischemia ( 8 , 15 ) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The pathophysiology of ATN is multifactor and involves changes in renal hemodynamics and the renal tubules due to a biphasic response: interspersed vasodilation with vasoconstriction which decreases renal blood flow, causing renal ischemia ( 8 , 15 ) . CIN is characterized by the damage of epithelial cells of the renal tubules causing decreased renal blood flow that leads to hypoxia in the renal medulla, and also by the appearance of granular cylinders, erythrocytes and inflammatory cells in the urine; ATIN can manifest in a milder form ( 6 ) .…”
OBJECTIVES: to assess renal function in elderly patients undergoing contrast-enhanced
computed tomography and identify the preventive measures of acute kidney injury in
the period before and after the examination. METHOD: longitudinal cohort study conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo
Hospital, from March 2011 to March 2013. All hospitalized elderly, of both sexes,
aged 60 years and above, who performed the examination, were included (n=93). We
collected sociodemographic data, data related to the examination and to the care
provided, and creatinine values prior and post exam. RESULTS: an alteration in renal function was observed in 51 patients (54%) with a
statistically significant increase of creatinine values (p<0.04), and two
patients (4.0%) required hemodialysis. CONCLUSION: There is an urgent need for protocols prior to and post contrast-enhanced
examination in the elderly, and other studies to verify the prognosis of this
population.
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