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MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
BY
DR. B. A. GBADEGESIN
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL OGBOMOSO
OYO STATE
DEFINITION
ARF also known as Acute Kidney Injury is defined
as a sudden deterioration in renal function which
is usually, but not invariably reversible over a
period of hours to days, characterized by
accumulation of nitrogenous waste and
disturbance of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis,
with or without a reduction in urinary output.
 RIFLE Classification of ARF into 5 categories
(published in 2004 by the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative
(ADQI) group –
based on changes from the patient's baseline either
 in serum creatinine level or glomerular filtration rate (GFR),
 urine output (UO), or both.
 Risk (R) - Increase in serum creatinine level X 1.5 or decrease
in GFR by 25%, or UO <0.5 mL/kg/h for 6 hours
 Injury (I) - Increase in serum creatinine level X 2.0 or decrease
in GFR by 50%, or UO <0.5 mL/kg/h for 12 hours
 Failure (F) - Increase in serum creatinine level X 3.0, decrease
in GFR by 75%, UO <0.3 mL/kg/h for 24 hours, or anuria for
12 hours
 Loss (L) - Persistent ARF, complete loss of kidney
function >4 wk
 End-stage kidney disease (E) - Loss of kidney
function >3 months
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Work Group Recommendations
Diagnostic Criteria for AKI: Proposal
An abrupt (within 48 hours) reduction in kidney
function currently defined as an:
1.Absolute increase in serum creatinine of either
>0.3mg/dl (>25 micromole/L) or a percentage
increase of 50%
OR
1.A reduction in urine output (documented oliguria
of < 0.5ml/kg/hr for > 6 hour)*
MODIFICATION PROPOSED BY AKIN
AMSTERDAM, 2006
Increased creatinine x
1.5 OR >0.3mg/dl
UO < 0.5ml/kg/h x 6 hr
Increased creatinine x 2 UO < 0.5ml/kg/h x 12 hr
Increased creatinine x
3 or creatinine ≥4
mg/dl (acute rise of
≥0.5mg/dl)
UO < 0.3ml/kg/h
x 24 hr or
Anuria x 12 hrs
RRT Started
High
Sensitivity
High
Specificity
R(I)
I(II)
F(III)
EPIDEMIOLOGY
 ARF affects approximately 1% of patients on
admission to the hospital ( community aquired)
 2% to 5% of patients develop ARF during hospital
stay
 4% to 15% develop ARF after cardiopulmonary
bypass surgery.
 Prevalence in OAUTHC found to be 2% amongst
hospitalized patients. (okunola et al)
EPIDEMIOLOGY
 In critically ill, 23-35%of ICU admissions
 Study by Okunola; 19.6%
 With RIFLE criteria 2/3 of ICU admission.
 common causes are severe sepsis and septic shock.
 high mortality in ARF assoc with sepsis (~70%)
mortality
 The mortality rate estimates, vary from 25-
90% depending on the cause
 The in-hospital mortality rate is 40-50%, and
70-80% in intensive care settings and
correlates directly to the severity of the
patients other disease processes.
 The mortality rate among patients presenting to
the ED with prerenal ARF may be as low as 7%.
CLASSIFICATION
1. Volume of urine:
- Oliguric
- Non-Oliguric
- Anuric
2. Etiology
- Pre-renal 60-70%
- intrinsic renal 25-40%
- Post-renal 5-10%
3. Place of occurrence
- ICU based
- Hospital based
- Community based
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Peculiar aetiological factors in our
Peculiar aetiological factors in our
environment
environment
 Nephrotoxins
Nephrotoxins
 Native herbs
Native herbs
 Drugs
Drugs
 Cholera
Cholera
 Sepsis
Sepsis
 CuSo4 (green water)
CuSo4 (green water)
Hypovolaemia
Hypovolaemia
Renal Perf
Renal Perf
Tubular damage
Tubular damage
GFR
GFR
Structural Proteins
Structural Proteins
Proteinuria
Proteinuria
Lipid
Lipid
peroxidation
peroxidation
Renal
Renal
Microvascular
Microvascular
Injury
Injury
Acute
Acute
Kidney Injury
Kidney Injury
/ Failure
/ Failure
Pathways Leading to AKI
Pathways Leading to AKI
Renal
Renal
Growth factor and
Growth factor and
cytokine activation
cytokine activation
ransdifferentiation of
ransdifferentiation of
enal Cells to fibroblast
enal Cells to fibroblast
phenotype
phenotype
Inflammation
Inflammation
Influx of Infl cells
Influx of Infl cells
Uraemia
Uraemia Oedema
Oedema Acidosis
Acidosis Others eg Anaemia,
Others eg Anaemia,
Ca X PO bal
Ca X PO bal
Nephrotoxins
Nephrotoxins
Obstructive
Obstructive
Uropathy
Uropathy
Investigations
URINE
 Urine output:
 Approx 50-60% of all causes of ARF are nonoliguric.
 Anuria (<100 mL/d) - Urinary tract obstruction, renal
artery obstruction, rapidly progressive
glomerulonephritis, bilateral diffuse renal cortical
necrosis
 Oliguria (100-400 mL/d) - Prerenal failure,
hepatorenal syndrome
 Nonoliguria (>400 mL/d) - Acute interstitial nephritis,
acute glomerulonephritis, partial obstructive
nephropathy, nephrotoxic and ischemic ATN,
radiocontrast-induced ARF, and rhabdomyolysis
 Urinalysis
 Most important test in the initial evaluation of ARF
.
 Reddish brown or cola-colored urine is present in
patients with AGN or in the presence of myoglobin
or hemoglobin.
 Dipstick assay findings may show the presence of
significant proteinuria such as occurs in intrinsic
renal diseases, including glomerulonephritis, acute
interstitial nephritis, tubular necrosis, and vascular
diseases.
Microscopy
 Normal urinary sediment without hemoglobin,
protein, cells, or casts generally consistent with
prerenal and postrenal failure, HUS/thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), preglomerular
vasculitis, or atheroembolism
 Findings of granular muddy-brown casts are
suggestive of tubular necrosis.
 Granular casts - ATN, glomerulonephritis, interstitial
nephritis
 The presence of tubular cells or tubular cell casts also
supports the diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis
(ATN).
 RBC casts - Glomerulonephritis, malignant HTN
 WBC casts - Acute interstitial nephritis,
pyelonephritis
 Eosinophiluria – (wright or Hansel stain)Acute allergic
interstitial nephritis, atheroembolism
 Crystalluria - Acyclovir, sulfonamides,
methotrexate, ethylene glycol toxicity,
radiocontrast agents
 The presence of uric acid crystals may represent
ATN associated with uric acid nephropathy, while
calcium oxalate crystals may be present in ARF due
to ethylene glycol poisoning.
Non-dysmorphic RBCs in urine (black arrows) and
Dysmorphic RBCs (white arrow)
Dysmorphic RBCs in urine
Red Blood cell casts
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
 Urine chemical indices
 To help with the differentiation of prerenal
azotemia, analysis of urine may provide important
clues. If possible, collect urine prior to any
administration of diuretics.
 Urine indices that suggest prerenal ARF include
the following:
 Urine specific gravity >1.018
 Urine osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O) >500
 Urine sodium (mEq/L) <15-20
 Plasma BUN/creatinine ratio >20
 Urine/plasma creatinine ratio >40

 Urine indices that suggest ATN include the
following:
 Urine specific gravity <1.012
 Urine osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O) <500
 Urine sodium (mEq/L) >40
 Plasma BUN/creatinine ratio <10-15
 Urine/plasma creatinine ratio <20
 FeNa: useful in the presence of oliguria to diff.
between Pre and Intrinsic ARF
 FeNa = (urine Na/plasma Na)/(urine
creatinine/plasma creatinine)
 FeNa <1 % = prerenal ARF
 FeNa >1% = ATN
 Advantages of FeNa compared to other indices
 Physiologic measure of sodium reabsorption
 FeNa increased before oliguric phase is established
and predictive of incipient ARF
 Exceptions (intrinsic renal failure with FeNa <1%)
 Urinary tract obstruction
 Acute glomerulonephritis
 Hepatorenal syndrome
 Radiologic contrast–induced ATN
 Myoglobinuric and hemoglobinuric ARF
 Renal allograft rejection
 Drug-related alterations in renal hemodynamics (eg,
captopril, NSAIDs)
 In the presence of liver disease, FeNa can be < 1% in the
presence of ATN. On the other hand, because
administration of diuretics may cause the FeNa to be >
1%, these findings cannot be used as the sole indicators
in ARF.
 In patients who are receiving diuretics, a fractional
excretion of urea (FeUrea) can be obtained because urea
transport is not affected by diuretics. The formula for
calculating the FeUrea is as follows:
FeUrea = (Uurea/Purea) / (UCr/PCr) X 100
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Pre- renal
Pre- renal
azotemia
azotemia
Intrinsic Acute Renal Failure
Intrinsic Acute Renal Failure Post renal
Post renal
azotemia
azotemia
ATN (oliguric
ATN (oliguric
or polyuric)
or polyuric)
AGN
AGN AIN
AIN
aetiology
aetiology Renal
Renal
hypoperfus
hypoperfus
ion
ion
Ischemia
Ischemia
Nephrotoxins
Nephrotoxins
Post strept
Post strept
Collagen
Collagen
vascular dz
vascular dz
Allergic rxn
Allergic rxn
Drug rxn
Drug rxn
Obstruction
Obstruction
BUN:Cr
BUN:Cr >20:1
>20:1 <20:1
<20:1 >20:1
>20:1 <20:1
<20:1 >20:1
>20:1
Urine Na
Urine Na <20
<20 >20
>20 <20
<20 Variable
Variable Variable
Variable
FeNa
FeNa <1
<1 >1
>1 <1
<1 <1;>1
<1;>1 Variable
Variable
Urine
Urine
osmolality
osmolality
mOsm/L
mOsm/L
>500
>500 250 – 300
250 – 300 Variable
Variable Variable
Variable <400
<400
Urine
Urine
microscop
microscop
y
y
Hyaline
Hyaline
casts
casts
Granular casts
Granular casts
Renal Tubular
Renal Tubular
casts
casts
Dysmorphic
Dysmorphic
RBC
RBC
RBC casts
RBC casts
WBC, WBC
WBC, WBC
casts ±
casts ±
eosinophils
eosinophils
N or RBCs,
N or RBCs,
WBCs, or
WBCs, or
crystals
crystals
Differences btw the various types of ARF
BLOOD INVESTIGATIONS
 Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine
 Although increased levels of serum urea and
creatinine are the hallmarks of renal failure, the
rates of BUN and creatinine increases are also very
important.
 Serum urea test findings showing an increase that is
disproportionately larger than that of creatinine
suggest prerenal ischemia.
 The ratio of serum urea to creatinine also is an
important finding because the ratio is > 20:1 in pre-
renal ARF, and < 20:1 in intrinsic ARF.
 Other conditions causing a serum urea-to-creatinine
ratio of greater than 20:1 are increased enteral or
parenteral protein load, corticosteroid therapy, and
a hypercatabolic state
 Serum electrolytes:
may show : hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis,
hypocalcaemia, hyperphosphataemia
 Complete blood cell count and peripheral smear
 Leucocytosis may be seen in cases of septicaemia
 Anaemia may be evident
 Peripheral smear results may show schistocytes in
conditions such as HUS or TTP
 Rouleaux formation suggests multiple myeloma,
and the workup should be directed toward protein
electrophoresis of serum and urine.
 The presence of schistocytes, myoglobin or
hemoglobin, increased serum uric acid level, and
other related findings may help further define
the etiology of ARF.
 Findings from serology tests for ANA indicate
intrinsic renal disease due to vasculitis.
 IMAGING
 Renal ultrasonography is useful for evaluating
existing renal disease and obstruction of the urinary
collecting system.
 This test is also useful for detecting intrinsic renal
disease, which enhances renal echogenicity;
however, this finding is nonspecific.
 Ultrasonography also aids in performing a renal
biopsy.
 Doppler scans
 Doppler scans are useful for detecting
the presence and nature of renal blood
flow.
 Useful in the diagnosis of
thromboembolic or renovascular
disease.
 Nuclear scans
 Radionuclide imaging with a technetium
Tc 99m diethylenetriamine pentaacetic
acid (DTPA), 99m Tc-DTPA iodine I 131
–
hippuran scan can be used to assess
renal blood flow and tubular functions.
 Aortorenal angiography can be very
helpful in the diagnosis of renal vascular
diseases, including renal artery stenosis,
renal atheroembolic disease,
atherosclerosis with aortorenal
occlusion, and in certain cases of
necrotizing vasculitis (eg, polyarteritis
nodosa).
 Renal biopsy
 A renal biopsy can be very useful in the diagnosis of
intrarenal causes of ARF.
 In as many as 40% of cases, renal biopsy results reveal an
unexpected diagnosis.
 A renal biopsy is especially useful in rapidly progressive
glomerulonephritis due to crescentic glomerulonephritis
when clinical differentiation between acute
glomerulonephritis and interstitial nephritis becomes
difficult. Acute cellular rejection in a renal transplant can
be definitively diagnosed only by performing a renal
biopsy.
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Other diagnostic Markers of Acute Renal
Other diagnostic Markers of Acute Renal
Injury
Injury
 Increase in Serum creatinine
Increase in Serum creatinine
 N-acetly
N-acetly β
β-D glucosamine NAG, (increase)
-D glucosamine NAG, (increase)

β
β2
2 microglobulin (> 500ng/min)
microglobulin (> 500ng/min)
 Increase low mol.protein
Increase low mol.protein
 Very LMW protein
Very LMW protein
 Retinol binding protein
Retinol binding protein
 Albumin- microalbuminuria
Albumin- microalbuminuria
Management
The aim of mgt of AKI is to keep the pt alive until spontaneous
recovery of renal function occurs, prevent complications and
prevent further insults.
Pt should be managed by a nephrologist
General measures
Good nursing
Strict I/o
Daily weighing
Regular oral toileting
Physiotherapy
Lines of treatment in established ARF
Continued treatment of the initiating cause
of ARF
The use of drugs that may alter the course
of ARF.
Adequate nutrition
Renal replacement therapy
Management of specific problems
Management of AKI
 Treat precipitating event / condition
 Conservative Management
 RRT
AKI Management
AKI Management
Conservative
Conservative RRT
RRT
Fluid Balance
Fluid Balance Electrolytes
Electrolytes
Acute Intermittent
• Intermittent PD
Intermittent PD
• Intermittent HD
Intermittent HD
• Intermittent HF
Intermittent HF
• SLED
SLED
• EDD
EDD
• SCUF
SCUF
• CAVH
CAVH
• CVVH
CVVH
• CAVHD
CAVHD
• CVVHD
CVVHD
• CAVHDF
CAVHDF
• CVVHDF
CVVHDF
Continuous
Diet
Diet
Treat Primary Condition
Treat Primary Condition
• APD
APD
• AHD
AHD
• CAPD
CAPD
• CCPD
CCPD
Fluid Management
 Limit fluid intake to insensible loss (500-1200mls/day)
 Replace volume of urine / other documented losses in
the previous 24 hours
 Avoid Potassium containing fluids
 Diuretics may be useful in pre-renal ARF
Maintenance of fluid homeostasis
In pre-renal ARF
 Rapid replacement of lost volume in cases of hypovolaemia or
haemorrhage is essential in preventing development of ATN
 Use of isotonic saline intravenously restores circulatory volume
 In cases of CCF, use of diuretics (frusemide) is important to
reduce LV pressure and encourage renal perfusion
 In cases where fluid challenge is done, it is advocated that the
CVP or the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure be monitored to
prevent circulatory overload
In intrinsic ARF
 Fluid management depends on the phase of ARF
 In the oliguric phase (iniation phase) fluid intake is
restricted to previous day’s urinary output + insensible
loss (1500ml). This is to prevent overloading the patient
with fluid, hence preventing development of life
threatening pulmonary edema
 In the diuretic phase, renal perfusion improves but
tubular cells have not fully recovered their functional
capacity. There is thus gross diuresis amounting to
litres/day
 Prompt replacement of fluid ml for ml is important in
this phase. Failure to do this results in mortality from
volume depletion and shock
 Continued fluid homeostasis monitoring is continued in
the recovery phase.
Electrolyte management
 Hyperkalaemia
Emergency Measures
- Manage hyperkalemia
Immediate:
(a) Protect myocardium
10ml of 10% calcium glucomate (can be
repeated) Do ECG
(b) Drive K+ into cells
Insulin 10units + 50ml of 50% glucose
(c) Salbutamol 0.5mg in 100ml of 50% Glucose near 15min.
(d) Later: Deplete body K+ with polystyrene sulphonate
resin 15g p.o x tds with laxatives OR 30g rectally ff by
enema.
(f) Haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH
- Manage pulmonary oedema
- Treat infection
- Fluid and electrolyte balance
- Diet decrease Na, low or normal protein (40/704).
High colorie diet (CH20 100g/day)
- Correct acidosis if +Hco3- is <15mmol/L
- Hyperphosphotamic – Rx with CaCo3 or other po42+
binders.
- Renal replacement therapy
Acidosis
 Corrected using IV 8.4% Sodium bicarbonate
 Amount required is calculated thus:
requirement = HCO3
–
deficit x 0.3 x
weight
Hypocalcaemia
 Calcium lactate may be used to correct
hypocalcaemia
 It also prevents absorption of phosphate from
the GIT
 Dose 150 – 300 mg t.d.s
Nutrition in ARF
ARF is a catabolic state:
 Hormonal disturbances (including glucocorticoid
excess and insulin resistance)
 Metabolic acidosis
 The release of proteinases into the circulation
 Changes in the metabolism of branched-chain
amino acids
 Loss of different nutritional ingredients in dialysis
or haemofiltration
Diet and Calorie
 High calorie low protein in acute phase
 High calorie normal protein in recovery phase
 Parenteral hyperalimentation may become necessary in
prolonged cases
Newer Treatment modalities
Modulating Vasoconstriction
 Calcium channel antagonists
 eg Transplant, CyA exposure, Radiocontrast Nephropathy
 Dopamine – Not effective from studies
 ANP may initiate diuresis in oliguric patients
 Endothelin blockade
 Nitric oxide modulation
 N acetyl cysteine use
Newer Treatment modalities
Limiting Inflammation
 Inhibition of chemokine production eg α-MSH
 Anti Adhesion strategies
 Anti ICAM
 Anti Integrins
 PPAR ligands eg etomoxir
 Biocompatible membranes
 Cytokine absorbing membranes
Renal Replacement Therapy For ARF
 CRRT
 HD
 PD
Haemodialysis
 Removes solutes by diffusion across a concentration gradient
 Movement of water carrying solutes across the dialysis
membrane is NOT necessary for solute transport
 Have 3 types: Low Efficiency, High Efficiency and High Flux
Haemofiltration
 Removes small solutes and middle molecules by
convection with High Flux dialyzers
 Can remove large amounts of fluid
 No dialysate is used only sterile replacement fluid
infused after haemofiltration occurs
 CAVH / CVVH or Intermittent HF (expensive)
Haemodiafiltration
 2 types CAVHDF and CVVHDF
 Removes solutes by convection with High Flux
dialyzers like CAVH and CVVH
 Used in ICU as a CRRT therapy
 Dialysate flows continuously in dialysate
compartment to increase solute removal by
diffusion. Convection is major route of solute
removal
SLED
 Sustained Low Efficiency Daily Dialysis
 Hybrid haemodialysis[CRRT and IHD]
 Is continuous low-efficiency haemodialysis using low
blood and dialysis flow rates-100-300mls/min
 Timing 6- 12 hrs/day
 Ideal for ICU patient improves survival
Advantages of SLED
 Haemodynamic stability
 Requires less anticoagulation
 Cheaper than the CRRT treatments
 Requires less manpower than CRRT
 Offers CRRT on a haemodialysis machine
 Ideal for ARF improves survival
RRT STARTING CRITERIA
 Anuria – Oliguria (diuresis  200ml in 12 h)
Severe metabolic acidosis (pH < 7.10)
Hyperazotemia (BUN ≥ 80 mg/100 ml)
Hyperkalemia (K ≥ 6.5 mEq/L)
Clinica signs of uremic toxicity
Severe Dysnatremia (Na+ 15 0 ≥ 160 mEq/L)
Hyperthermia
Anasarcha or severe fluid overload
Multiple Organ Failure including renal dysfunction
SIRS, Sepsis or Septic shock with renal dysfunction
ADQI
DIALYTIC THERAPY
IHD VS CRRT
PD
 PD offers safe, effective, low cost and biocompatible dialysis
system for ARF patient.
Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis
One fifth small solute clearance and buffer
absorption rates
Equal ultrafiltration rates
Higher rate of protein loss
“Sodium sieving”
 Hypernatremia due to differential
water/sodium clearance [Aquaporins].
Advantages
 Haemodynamical stability
 Slow correction of metabolic imbalances
 Easy access placement
 Systemic anticoagulation not required
Summary
 Data do not support the superiority of any particular mode of RRT in
patients with AKI.
 Selection of modality should therefore be based upon local expertise
and availability of staff and equipment.
 However, in selected patients other factors may prevail. E.g in patients
with acute brain injury or fulminant hepatic failure, CCRT may be
associated with better preservation of cerebral perfusion.
Poor prognostic factors
 age > 70
 advanced malignancy
 Liano score > 85%
 Multi-organ failure > 3
Mortality > 83% with 4 or more failed organs
Prognosis
 Other poor prognostic factors include the following:
 Co morbidities
 Multi-organ failure (> 3 organ failure is
associated with 100% mortality)
 Anuria
 Hypotension
 Vasopressor support
 Number of transfusions
 Failure to institute RTT when needed

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Management of Acute Kidney Injury at LAUTECH

  • 1. MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY BY DR. B. A. GBADEGESIN DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL OGBOMOSO OYO STATE
  • 2. DEFINITION ARF also known as Acute Kidney Injury is defined as a sudden deterioration in renal function which is usually, but not invariably reversible over a period of hours to days, characterized by accumulation of nitrogenous waste and disturbance of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, with or without a reduction in urinary output.
  • 3.  RIFLE Classification of ARF into 5 categories (published in 2004 by the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) group – based on changes from the patient's baseline either  in serum creatinine level or glomerular filtration rate (GFR),  urine output (UO), or both.
  • 4.  Risk (R) - Increase in serum creatinine level X 1.5 or decrease in GFR by 25%, or UO <0.5 mL/kg/h for 6 hours  Injury (I) - Increase in serum creatinine level X 2.0 or decrease in GFR by 50%, or UO <0.5 mL/kg/h for 12 hours  Failure (F) - Increase in serum creatinine level X 3.0, decrease in GFR by 75%, UO <0.3 mL/kg/h for 24 hours, or anuria for 12 hours
  • 5.  Loss (L) - Persistent ARF, complete loss of kidney function >4 wk  End-stage kidney disease (E) - Loss of kidney function >3 months
  • 7. Work Group Recommendations Diagnostic Criteria for AKI: Proposal An abrupt (within 48 hours) reduction in kidney function currently defined as an: 1.Absolute increase in serum creatinine of either >0.3mg/dl (>25 micromole/L) or a percentage increase of 50% OR 1.A reduction in urine output (documented oliguria of < 0.5ml/kg/hr for > 6 hour)*
  • 8. MODIFICATION PROPOSED BY AKIN AMSTERDAM, 2006 Increased creatinine x 1.5 OR >0.3mg/dl UO < 0.5ml/kg/h x 6 hr Increased creatinine x 2 UO < 0.5ml/kg/h x 12 hr Increased creatinine x 3 or creatinine ≥4 mg/dl (acute rise of ≥0.5mg/dl) UO < 0.3ml/kg/h x 24 hr or Anuria x 12 hrs RRT Started High Sensitivity High Specificity R(I) I(II) F(III)
  • 9. EPIDEMIOLOGY  ARF affects approximately 1% of patients on admission to the hospital ( community aquired)  2% to 5% of patients develop ARF during hospital stay  4% to 15% develop ARF after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.  Prevalence in OAUTHC found to be 2% amongst hospitalized patients. (okunola et al)
  • 10. EPIDEMIOLOGY  In critically ill, 23-35%of ICU admissions  Study by Okunola; 19.6%  With RIFLE criteria 2/3 of ICU admission.  common causes are severe sepsis and septic shock.  high mortality in ARF assoc with sepsis (~70%)
  • 11. mortality  The mortality rate estimates, vary from 25- 90% depending on the cause  The in-hospital mortality rate is 40-50%, and 70-80% in intensive care settings and correlates directly to the severity of the patients other disease processes.  The mortality rate among patients presenting to the ED with prerenal ARF may be as low as 7%.
  • 12. CLASSIFICATION 1. Volume of urine: - Oliguric - Non-Oliguric - Anuric 2. Etiology - Pre-renal 60-70% - intrinsic renal 25-40% - Post-renal 5-10% 3. Place of occurrence - ICU based - Hospital based - Community based
  • 16. Peculiar aetiological factors in our Peculiar aetiological factors in our environment environment  Nephrotoxins Nephrotoxins  Native herbs Native herbs  Drugs Drugs  Cholera Cholera  Sepsis Sepsis  CuSo4 (green water) CuSo4 (green water)
  • 17. Hypovolaemia Hypovolaemia Renal Perf Renal Perf Tubular damage Tubular damage GFR GFR Structural Proteins Structural Proteins Proteinuria Proteinuria Lipid Lipid peroxidation peroxidation Renal Renal Microvascular Microvascular Injury Injury Acute Acute Kidney Injury Kidney Injury / Failure / Failure Pathways Leading to AKI Pathways Leading to AKI Renal Renal Growth factor and Growth factor and cytokine activation cytokine activation ransdifferentiation of ransdifferentiation of enal Cells to fibroblast enal Cells to fibroblast phenotype phenotype Inflammation Inflammation Influx of Infl cells Influx of Infl cells Uraemia Uraemia Oedema Oedema Acidosis Acidosis Others eg Anaemia, Others eg Anaemia, Ca X PO bal Ca X PO bal Nephrotoxins Nephrotoxins Obstructive Obstructive Uropathy Uropathy
  • 18. Investigations URINE  Urine output:  Approx 50-60% of all causes of ARF are nonoliguric.  Anuria (<100 mL/d) - Urinary tract obstruction, renal artery obstruction, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, bilateral diffuse renal cortical necrosis  Oliguria (100-400 mL/d) - Prerenal failure, hepatorenal syndrome  Nonoliguria (>400 mL/d) - Acute interstitial nephritis, acute glomerulonephritis, partial obstructive nephropathy, nephrotoxic and ischemic ATN, radiocontrast-induced ARF, and rhabdomyolysis
  • 19.  Urinalysis  Most important test in the initial evaluation of ARF .  Reddish brown or cola-colored urine is present in patients with AGN or in the presence of myoglobin or hemoglobin.  Dipstick assay findings may show the presence of significant proteinuria such as occurs in intrinsic renal diseases, including glomerulonephritis, acute interstitial nephritis, tubular necrosis, and vascular diseases.
  • 20. Microscopy  Normal urinary sediment without hemoglobin, protein, cells, or casts generally consistent with prerenal and postrenal failure, HUS/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), preglomerular vasculitis, or atheroembolism  Findings of granular muddy-brown casts are suggestive of tubular necrosis.
  • 21.  Granular casts - ATN, glomerulonephritis, interstitial nephritis  The presence of tubular cells or tubular cell casts also supports the diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis (ATN).  RBC casts - Glomerulonephritis, malignant HTN  WBC casts - Acute interstitial nephritis, pyelonephritis  Eosinophiluria – (wright or Hansel stain)Acute allergic interstitial nephritis, atheroembolism
  • 22.  Crystalluria - Acyclovir, sulfonamides, methotrexate, ethylene glycol toxicity, radiocontrast agents  The presence of uric acid crystals may represent ATN associated with uric acid nephropathy, while calcium oxalate crystals may be present in ARF due to ethylene glycol poisoning.
  • 23. Non-dysmorphic RBCs in urine (black arrows) and Dysmorphic RBCs (white arrow)
  • 25. Red Blood cell casts
  • 32.  Urine chemical indices  To help with the differentiation of prerenal azotemia, analysis of urine may provide important clues. If possible, collect urine prior to any administration of diuretics.  Urine indices that suggest prerenal ARF include the following:  Urine specific gravity >1.018  Urine osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O) >500  Urine sodium (mEq/L) <15-20  Plasma BUN/creatinine ratio >20  Urine/plasma creatinine ratio >40 
  • 33.  Urine indices that suggest ATN include the following:  Urine specific gravity <1.012  Urine osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O) <500  Urine sodium (mEq/L) >40  Plasma BUN/creatinine ratio <10-15  Urine/plasma creatinine ratio <20
  • 34.  FeNa: useful in the presence of oliguria to diff. between Pre and Intrinsic ARF  FeNa = (urine Na/plasma Na)/(urine creatinine/plasma creatinine)  FeNa <1 % = prerenal ARF  FeNa >1% = ATN  Advantages of FeNa compared to other indices  Physiologic measure of sodium reabsorption  FeNa increased before oliguric phase is established and predictive of incipient ARF
  • 35.  Exceptions (intrinsic renal failure with FeNa <1%)  Urinary tract obstruction  Acute glomerulonephritis  Hepatorenal syndrome  Radiologic contrast–induced ATN  Myoglobinuric and hemoglobinuric ARF  Renal allograft rejection  Drug-related alterations in renal hemodynamics (eg, captopril, NSAIDs)
  • 36.  In the presence of liver disease, FeNa can be < 1% in the presence of ATN. On the other hand, because administration of diuretics may cause the FeNa to be > 1%, these findings cannot be used as the sole indicators in ARF.  In patients who are receiving diuretics, a fractional excretion of urea (FeUrea) can be obtained because urea transport is not affected by diuretics. The formula for calculating the FeUrea is as follows: FeUrea = (Uurea/Purea) / (UCr/PCr) X 100
  • 38. Pre- renal Pre- renal azotemia azotemia Intrinsic Acute Renal Failure Intrinsic Acute Renal Failure Post renal Post renal azotemia azotemia ATN (oliguric ATN (oliguric or polyuric) or polyuric) AGN AGN AIN AIN aetiology aetiology Renal Renal hypoperfus hypoperfus ion ion Ischemia Ischemia Nephrotoxins Nephrotoxins Post strept Post strept Collagen Collagen vascular dz vascular dz Allergic rxn Allergic rxn Drug rxn Drug rxn Obstruction Obstruction BUN:Cr BUN:Cr >20:1 >20:1 <20:1 <20:1 >20:1 >20:1 <20:1 <20:1 >20:1 >20:1 Urine Na Urine Na <20 <20 >20 >20 <20 <20 Variable Variable Variable Variable FeNa FeNa <1 <1 >1 >1 <1 <1 <1;>1 <1;>1 Variable Variable Urine Urine osmolality osmolality mOsm/L mOsm/L >500 >500 250 – 300 250 – 300 Variable Variable Variable Variable <400 <400 Urine Urine microscop microscop y y Hyaline Hyaline casts casts Granular casts Granular casts Renal Tubular Renal Tubular casts casts Dysmorphic Dysmorphic RBC RBC RBC casts RBC casts WBC, WBC WBC, WBC casts ± casts ± eosinophils eosinophils N or RBCs, N or RBCs, WBCs, or WBCs, or crystals crystals Differences btw the various types of ARF
  • 39. BLOOD INVESTIGATIONS  Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine  Although increased levels of serum urea and creatinine are the hallmarks of renal failure, the rates of BUN and creatinine increases are also very important.  Serum urea test findings showing an increase that is disproportionately larger than that of creatinine suggest prerenal ischemia.
  • 40.  The ratio of serum urea to creatinine also is an important finding because the ratio is > 20:1 in pre- renal ARF, and < 20:1 in intrinsic ARF.  Other conditions causing a serum urea-to-creatinine ratio of greater than 20:1 are increased enteral or parenteral protein load, corticosteroid therapy, and a hypercatabolic state
  • 41.  Serum electrolytes: may show : hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis, hypocalcaemia, hyperphosphataemia  Complete blood cell count and peripheral smear  Leucocytosis may be seen in cases of septicaemia  Anaemia may be evident  Peripheral smear results may show schistocytes in conditions such as HUS or TTP
  • 42.  Rouleaux formation suggests multiple myeloma, and the workup should be directed toward protein electrophoresis of serum and urine.  The presence of schistocytes, myoglobin or hemoglobin, increased serum uric acid level, and other related findings may help further define the etiology of ARF.  Findings from serology tests for ANA indicate intrinsic renal disease due to vasculitis.
  • 43.  IMAGING  Renal ultrasonography is useful for evaluating existing renal disease and obstruction of the urinary collecting system.  This test is also useful for detecting intrinsic renal disease, which enhances renal echogenicity; however, this finding is nonspecific.  Ultrasonography also aids in performing a renal biopsy.
  • 44.  Doppler scans  Doppler scans are useful for detecting the presence and nature of renal blood flow.  Useful in the diagnosis of thromboembolic or renovascular disease.  Nuclear scans  Radionuclide imaging with a technetium Tc 99m diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), 99m Tc-DTPA iodine I 131 – hippuran scan can be used to assess renal blood flow and tubular functions.
  • 45.  Aortorenal angiography can be very helpful in the diagnosis of renal vascular diseases, including renal artery stenosis, renal atheroembolic disease, atherosclerosis with aortorenal occlusion, and in certain cases of necrotizing vasculitis (eg, polyarteritis nodosa).
  • 46.  Renal biopsy  A renal biopsy can be very useful in the diagnosis of intrarenal causes of ARF.  In as many as 40% of cases, renal biopsy results reveal an unexpected diagnosis.  A renal biopsy is especially useful in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to crescentic glomerulonephritis when clinical differentiation between acute glomerulonephritis and interstitial nephritis becomes difficult. Acute cellular rejection in a renal transplant can be definitively diagnosed only by performing a renal biopsy.
  • 48. Other diagnostic Markers of Acute Renal Other diagnostic Markers of Acute Renal Injury Injury  Increase in Serum creatinine Increase in Serum creatinine  N-acetly N-acetly β β-D glucosamine NAG, (increase) -D glucosamine NAG, (increase)  β β2 2 microglobulin (> 500ng/min) microglobulin (> 500ng/min)  Increase low mol.protein Increase low mol.protein  Very LMW protein Very LMW protein  Retinol binding protein Retinol binding protein  Albumin- microalbuminuria Albumin- microalbuminuria
  • 49. Management The aim of mgt of AKI is to keep the pt alive until spontaneous recovery of renal function occurs, prevent complications and prevent further insults. Pt should be managed by a nephrologist General measures Good nursing Strict I/o Daily weighing Regular oral toileting Physiotherapy
  • 50. Lines of treatment in established ARF Continued treatment of the initiating cause of ARF The use of drugs that may alter the course of ARF. Adequate nutrition Renal replacement therapy Management of specific problems
  • 51. Management of AKI  Treat precipitating event / condition  Conservative Management  RRT
  • 52. AKI Management AKI Management Conservative Conservative RRT RRT Fluid Balance Fluid Balance Electrolytes Electrolytes Acute Intermittent • Intermittent PD Intermittent PD • Intermittent HD Intermittent HD • Intermittent HF Intermittent HF • SLED SLED • EDD EDD • SCUF SCUF • CAVH CAVH • CVVH CVVH • CAVHD CAVHD • CVVHD CVVHD • CAVHDF CAVHDF • CVVHDF CVVHDF Continuous Diet Diet Treat Primary Condition Treat Primary Condition • APD APD • AHD AHD • CAPD CAPD • CCPD CCPD
  • 53. Fluid Management  Limit fluid intake to insensible loss (500-1200mls/day)  Replace volume of urine / other documented losses in the previous 24 hours  Avoid Potassium containing fluids  Diuretics may be useful in pre-renal ARF
  • 54. Maintenance of fluid homeostasis In pre-renal ARF  Rapid replacement of lost volume in cases of hypovolaemia or haemorrhage is essential in preventing development of ATN  Use of isotonic saline intravenously restores circulatory volume  In cases of CCF, use of diuretics (frusemide) is important to reduce LV pressure and encourage renal perfusion  In cases where fluid challenge is done, it is advocated that the CVP or the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure be monitored to prevent circulatory overload
  • 55. In intrinsic ARF  Fluid management depends on the phase of ARF  In the oliguric phase (iniation phase) fluid intake is restricted to previous day’s urinary output + insensible loss (1500ml). This is to prevent overloading the patient with fluid, hence preventing development of life threatening pulmonary edema
  • 56.  In the diuretic phase, renal perfusion improves but tubular cells have not fully recovered their functional capacity. There is thus gross diuresis amounting to litres/day  Prompt replacement of fluid ml for ml is important in this phase. Failure to do this results in mortality from volume depletion and shock  Continued fluid homeostasis monitoring is continued in the recovery phase.
  • 58. Emergency Measures - Manage hyperkalemia Immediate: (a) Protect myocardium 10ml of 10% calcium glucomate (can be repeated) Do ECG (b) Drive K+ into cells Insulin 10units + 50ml of 50% glucose (c) Salbutamol 0.5mg in 100ml of 50% Glucose near 15min. (d) Later: Deplete body K+ with polystyrene sulphonate resin 15g p.o x tds with laxatives OR 30g rectally ff by enema. (f) Haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  • 61. - Manage pulmonary oedema - Treat infection - Fluid and electrolyte balance - Diet decrease Na, low or normal protein (40/704). High colorie diet (CH20 100g/day) - Correct acidosis if +Hco3- is <15mmol/L - Hyperphosphotamic – Rx with CaCo3 or other po42+ binders. - Renal replacement therapy
  • 62. Acidosis  Corrected using IV 8.4% Sodium bicarbonate  Amount required is calculated thus: requirement = HCO3 – deficit x 0.3 x weight Hypocalcaemia  Calcium lactate may be used to correct hypocalcaemia  It also prevents absorption of phosphate from the GIT  Dose 150 – 300 mg t.d.s
  • 63. Nutrition in ARF ARF is a catabolic state:  Hormonal disturbances (including glucocorticoid excess and insulin resistance)  Metabolic acidosis  The release of proteinases into the circulation  Changes in the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids  Loss of different nutritional ingredients in dialysis or haemofiltration
  • 64. Diet and Calorie  High calorie low protein in acute phase  High calorie normal protein in recovery phase  Parenteral hyperalimentation may become necessary in prolonged cases
  • 65. Newer Treatment modalities Modulating Vasoconstriction  Calcium channel antagonists  eg Transplant, CyA exposure, Radiocontrast Nephropathy  Dopamine – Not effective from studies  ANP may initiate diuresis in oliguric patients  Endothelin blockade  Nitric oxide modulation  N acetyl cysteine use
  • 66. Newer Treatment modalities Limiting Inflammation  Inhibition of chemokine production eg α-MSH  Anti Adhesion strategies  Anti ICAM  Anti Integrins  PPAR ligands eg etomoxir  Biocompatible membranes  Cytokine absorbing membranes
  • 67. Renal Replacement Therapy For ARF  CRRT  HD  PD
  • 68. Haemodialysis  Removes solutes by diffusion across a concentration gradient  Movement of water carrying solutes across the dialysis membrane is NOT necessary for solute transport  Have 3 types: Low Efficiency, High Efficiency and High Flux
  • 69. Haemofiltration  Removes small solutes and middle molecules by convection with High Flux dialyzers  Can remove large amounts of fluid  No dialysate is used only sterile replacement fluid infused after haemofiltration occurs  CAVH / CVVH or Intermittent HF (expensive)
  • 70. Haemodiafiltration  2 types CAVHDF and CVVHDF  Removes solutes by convection with High Flux dialyzers like CAVH and CVVH  Used in ICU as a CRRT therapy  Dialysate flows continuously in dialysate compartment to increase solute removal by diffusion. Convection is major route of solute removal
  • 71. SLED  Sustained Low Efficiency Daily Dialysis  Hybrid haemodialysis[CRRT and IHD]  Is continuous low-efficiency haemodialysis using low blood and dialysis flow rates-100-300mls/min  Timing 6- 12 hrs/day  Ideal for ICU patient improves survival
  • 72. Advantages of SLED  Haemodynamic stability  Requires less anticoagulation  Cheaper than the CRRT treatments  Requires less manpower than CRRT  Offers CRRT on a haemodialysis machine  Ideal for ARF improves survival
  • 73. RRT STARTING CRITERIA  Anuria – Oliguria (diuresis  200ml in 12 h) Severe metabolic acidosis (pH < 7.10) Hyperazotemia (BUN ≥ 80 mg/100 ml) Hyperkalemia (K ≥ 6.5 mEq/L) Clinica signs of uremic toxicity Severe Dysnatremia (Na+ 15 0 ≥ 160 mEq/L) Hyperthermia Anasarcha or severe fluid overload Multiple Organ Failure including renal dysfunction SIRS, Sepsis or Septic shock with renal dysfunction ADQI
  • 75. PD  PD offers safe, effective, low cost and biocompatible dialysis system for ARF patient.
  • 76. Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis One fifth small solute clearance and buffer absorption rates Equal ultrafiltration rates Higher rate of protein loss “Sodium sieving”  Hypernatremia due to differential water/sodium clearance [Aquaporins].
  • 77. Advantages  Haemodynamical stability  Slow correction of metabolic imbalances  Easy access placement  Systemic anticoagulation not required
  • 78. Summary  Data do not support the superiority of any particular mode of RRT in patients with AKI.  Selection of modality should therefore be based upon local expertise and availability of staff and equipment.  However, in selected patients other factors may prevail. E.g in patients with acute brain injury or fulminant hepatic failure, CCRT may be associated with better preservation of cerebral perfusion.
  • 79. Poor prognostic factors  age > 70  advanced malignancy  Liano score > 85%  Multi-organ failure > 3 Mortality > 83% with 4 or more failed organs Prognosis
  • 80.  Other poor prognostic factors include the following:  Co morbidities  Multi-organ failure (> 3 organ failure is associated with 100% mortality)  Anuria  Hypotension  Vasopressor support  Number of transfusions  Failure to institute RTT when needed