Abstract Background Tumor lysis syndrome is an oncological emergency triggered by the rapid release of intracellular materials from lysed malignant cells. Intensive chemotherapy is challenging for patients with severe renal dysfunction and a high risk of tumor lysis syndrome. Sustained high-efficiency daily diafiltration using a mediator-adsorbing membrane (SHEDD-fA) could work not only as a renal replacement therapy, but also as a novel method to control intracellular materials, including cytokines and damage-associated molecular patterns. We aimed to describe two cases of patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma with a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome who were successfully treated with a combination of chemotherapy and SHEDD-fA. Case presentation The first case was of a 67-year-old man who was admitted to the intensive care unit for respiratory failure and diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma. Extremely high lactate dehydrogenase levels and anuria, indicating severe acute kidney injury, are considered to be associated with a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome. SHEDD-fA was initiated prophylactically to prevent exacerbation of tumor lysis syndrome. To ensure the blood concentration of antitumor drugs, SHEDD-fA was stopped temporarily and restarted 6 h after the completion of chemotherapy. No tumor lysis syndrome-related complications were observed. The second case involved a 68-year-old man who was admitted to the intensive care unit due to exacerbation of Burkitt’s lymphoma complicated by severe pneumonia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The patient exhibited metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia, hyperuricemia, and anuria. SHEDD-fA was performed immediately. As in the first case, we temporarily discontinued SHEDD-fA before chemotherapy and restarted it 6 h after the completion of chemotherapy. No tumor lysis syndrome-associated complications were observed and renal function recovered. Interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and high-mobility group box-1 protein levels in the blood were lower on the outlet side than on the inlet side. Conclusions SHEDD-fA allows safe and effective administration of chemotherapy in patients with severe renal dysfunction and a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome. Our findings indicate that blood purification modality may need to be selected according to tumor lysis syndrome severity.
{"title":"Sustained high-efficiency daily diafiltration using a mediator-adsorbing membrane in Burkitt lymphoma with a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome: a case series with literature review","authors":"Takahiro Kawaji, Akinao Okamoto, Kazuhiro Moriyama, Seiko Hayakawa, Akihiro Tomita, Yoshitaka Hara, Naohide Kuriyama, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Osamu Nishida","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00506-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00506-y","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Tumor lysis syndrome is an oncological emergency triggered by the rapid release of intracellular materials from lysed malignant cells. Intensive chemotherapy is challenging for patients with severe renal dysfunction and a high risk of tumor lysis syndrome. Sustained high-efficiency daily diafiltration using a mediator-adsorbing membrane (SHEDD-fA) could work not only as a renal replacement therapy, but also as a novel method to control intracellular materials, including cytokines and damage-associated molecular patterns. We aimed to describe two cases of patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma with a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome who were successfully treated with a combination of chemotherapy and SHEDD-fA. Case presentation The first case was of a 67-year-old man who was admitted to the intensive care unit for respiratory failure and diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma. Extremely high lactate dehydrogenase levels and anuria, indicating severe acute kidney injury, are considered to be associated with a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome. SHEDD-fA was initiated prophylactically to prevent exacerbation of tumor lysis syndrome. To ensure the blood concentration of antitumor drugs, SHEDD-fA was stopped temporarily and restarted 6 h after the completion of chemotherapy. No tumor lysis syndrome-related complications were observed. The second case involved a 68-year-old man who was admitted to the intensive care unit due to exacerbation of Burkitt’s lymphoma complicated by severe pneumonia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The patient exhibited metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia, hyperuricemia, and anuria. SHEDD-fA was performed immediately. As in the first case, we temporarily discontinued SHEDD-fA before chemotherapy and restarted it 6 h after the completion of chemotherapy. No tumor lysis syndrome-associated complications were observed and renal function recovered. Interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and high-mobility group box-1 protein levels in the blood were lower on the outlet side than on the inlet side. Conclusions SHEDD-fA allows safe and effective administration of chemotherapy in patients with severe renal dysfunction and a very high risk of tumor lysis syndrome. Our findings indicate that blood purification modality may need to be selected according to tumor lysis syndrome severity.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"2018 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135251981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background Foreign body-induced acute appendicitis is rare but could most often be caused by fish bones; those caused by endoscopic clips are highly rare. Herein, we report a case of acute appendicitis caused by endoscopic clips that developed 2 years after the endoscopic procedure. Case presentation A 68-year-old man with a 2-year history of hemodialysis (HD) for diabetic nephropathy visited our hospital with pain in the right lower quadrant. He had undergone endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for gastric adenoma 2 years earlier. Abdominal computed tomography revealed acute gangrenous appendicitis and a high-density structure lodged in the appendix. This structure was determined to be an endoscopic clip that was lodged in the patient’s appendix for 2 years. The patient underwent an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy, and an endoscopic clip covered by a fecalith was found in the appendix. Conclusion Endoscopic clips usually fall off spontaneously in approximately a week and pass through stool. However, in this case, appendicitis developed 2 years after the ESD. An emergency surgical appendectomy may be recommended for appendicitis caused by foreign bodies. Prophylactic appendectomy or removal of foreign bodies should be considered for HD patients, even in the absence of symptoms owing to the potential severity of appendicitis in such patients.
{"title":"Endoscopic clip-induced acute appendicitis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis: a case report with literature review","authors":"Daichi Yomogida, Yuhei Fujisawa, Akari Takeji, Yasuhito Takeda, Yoshiharu Tomita, Yukihiro Shirota","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00505-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00505-z","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Foreign body-induced acute appendicitis is rare but could most often be caused by fish bones; those caused by endoscopic clips are highly rare. Herein, we report a case of acute appendicitis caused by endoscopic clips that developed 2 years after the endoscopic procedure. Case presentation A 68-year-old man with a 2-year history of hemodialysis (HD) for diabetic nephropathy visited our hospital with pain in the right lower quadrant. He had undergone endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for gastric adenoma 2 years earlier. Abdominal computed tomography revealed acute gangrenous appendicitis and a high-density structure lodged in the appendix. This structure was determined to be an endoscopic clip that was lodged in the patient’s appendix for 2 years. The patient underwent an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy, and an endoscopic clip covered by a fecalith was found in the appendix. Conclusion Endoscopic clips usually fall off spontaneously in approximately a week and pass through stool. However, in this case, appendicitis developed 2 years after the ESD. An emergency surgical appendectomy may be recommended for appendicitis caused by foreign bodies. Prophylactic appendectomy or removal of foreign bodies should be considered for HD patients, even in the absence of symptoms owing to the potential severity of appendicitis in such patients.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134974968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background Fechtner syndrome, also referred to as nonmuscle myosin heavy chain 9-related disease (MYH9-RD), is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder. It is caused by abnormalities in the MYH9 gene, which encodes the nonmuscle conventional (class II) myosin heavy chain A (NMMHC-IIA). Its clinical manifestations include mild macrothrombocytopenia with leukocyte inclusions, hearing loss, cataracts, and renal failure. Case presentation We present the case of a 34-year-old female patient with Fechtner syndrome in whom end-stage renal disease (ESRD) developed. During childhood, she presented with the typical symptoms of MYH9-RD, including thrombocytopenia, leukocyte inclusion bodies, onset of nephropathy, sensorineural hearing loss, and cataracts, wherein a clinical diagnosis of Fechtner syndrome was established. Her renal function deteriorated during adolescence. Furthermore, the patient underwent renal biopsy at the age of 18 years, which revealed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. She was started on hemodialysis at the age of 33 years, followed by a living-donor renal transplantation after 5 months. She achieved a target platelet count of 50 × 10 9 /L for arteriovenous fistula creation and 100 × 10 9 /L for renal transplantation via platelet transfusions. Heparin use was avoided as an anticoagulant during hemodialysis. Since the patient expressed a desire for childbearing, genetic testing was performed, revealing an in-frame deletion of 21 nucleotides at 3195–3215 in exon 25 (A1065_A1072 del) of NMMHC-IIA , which has been reported to correlate with mild renal dysfunction. Our patient’s condition progressed into ESRD. Although genetic testing techniques have made great strides in recent years, our case clearly presents the difficulty in assuming an association between genetic abnormalities and clinical manifestations. Conclusions Our case may provide further understanding of the management of ESRD in patients with MYH9-RD-related thrombocytopenia based on the results of genetic testing.
{"title":"Successful renal transplantation following hemodialysis as bridging therapy in a patient with Fechtner syndrome: a case report and literature review","authors":"Eriko Yoshida Hama, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Daiki Kojima, Tomoki Nagasaka, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Takaya Tajima, Takeshi Kanda, Kohkichi Morimoto, Tadashi Yoshida, Kenjiro Kosaki, Hiroshi Itoh, Kaori Hayashi","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00507-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00507-x","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Fechtner syndrome, also referred to as nonmuscle myosin heavy chain 9-related disease (MYH9-RD), is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder. It is caused by abnormalities in the MYH9 gene, which encodes the nonmuscle conventional (class II) myosin heavy chain A (NMMHC-IIA). Its clinical manifestations include mild macrothrombocytopenia with leukocyte inclusions, hearing loss, cataracts, and renal failure. Case presentation We present the case of a 34-year-old female patient with Fechtner syndrome in whom end-stage renal disease (ESRD) developed. During childhood, she presented with the typical symptoms of MYH9-RD, including thrombocytopenia, leukocyte inclusion bodies, onset of nephropathy, sensorineural hearing loss, and cataracts, wherein a clinical diagnosis of Fechtner syndrome was established. Her renal function deteriorated during adolescence. Furthermore, the patient underwent renal biopsy at the age of 18 years, which revealed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. She was started on hemodialysis at the age of 33 years, followed by a living-donor renal transplantation after 5 months. She achieved a target platelet count of 50 × 10 9 /L for arteriovenous fistula creation and 100 × 10 9 /L for renal transplantation via platelet transfusions. Heparin use was avoided as an anticoagulant during hemodialysis. Since the patient expressed a desire for childbearing, genetic testing was performed, revealing an in-frame deletion of 21 nucleotides at 3195–3215 in exon 25 (A1065_A1072 del) of NMMHC-IIA , which has been reported to correlate with mild renal dysfunction. Our patient’s condition progressed into ESRD. Although genetic testing techniques have made great strides in recent years, our case clearly presents the difficulty in assuming an association between genetic abnormalities and clinical manifestations. Conclusions Our case may provide further understanding of the management of ESRD in patients with MYH9-RD-related thrombocytopenia based on the results of genetic testing.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare syndrome that typically occurs 12–72 h after long bone or pelvic fractures with a classic triad of respiratory distress, neurologic changes, and petechial rash. Although Gurd’s criteria for FES include anuria or oliguria, the mechanism of acute kidney injury (AKI) remain unknown. Here, we present a case of FES complicated by AKI that required blood purification. Case presentation A 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of a right humerus and pelvic fracture caused by a traffic accident. On the second day of hospitalization, she developed impaired consciousness, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Chest radiography revealed bilateral diffuse alveolar infiltration. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging and diffuse low signal intensity on susceptibility-weighted imaging in the cerebral and cerebellar regions. The diagnosis of FES was confirmed and the patient was treated with methylprednisolone (40 mg/day) and ulinastatin. On the third day of hospitalization, she was admitted to our department because of AKI with oliguria. Although echocardiography showed an elevated right ventricular artery systolic pressure suggestive of pulmonary hypertension (PH), pulmonary congestion was initially considered on chest imaging, and hemodialysis and rapid ultrafiltration were initiated. However, she developed hypovolemic shock and treatment was switched to continuous hemodiafiltration and slow ultrafiltration. Thereafter, her consciousness, hypoxemia, DIC and PH completely improved. She was weaned from blood purification therapy on the 29th day of hospitalization. She had hemolytic anemia that might have been caused by thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), but it resolved without plasmapheresis. On the 51st day of hospitalization, the patient was transferred to another hospital for rehabilitation. Conclusions FES can be complicated by AKI. In this case, DIC, which was difficult to differentiate from TMA, and/or renal congestion were considered to be a cause of AKI. Chest radiographs of FES may be indistinguishable from pulmonary congestion. In our case, chest radiography showed bilateral diffuse alveolar infiltrates which was not indicative of pulmonary congestion but pulmonary involvement of FES. FES is associated with PH, which may lead to right heart failure. Therefore, the patient could have developed hypovolemic shock due to hemodialysis and rapid ultrafiltration. Clinicians should pay attention to the hemodynamics when blood purification for FES is performed.
{"title":"Fat embolism syndrome after humerus and pelvis fracture complicated by acute kidney injury requiring blood purification: a case report and literature review","authors":"Takuya Suda, Hiroshi Fujii, Keita Asakura, Makoto Horita, Ryo Nishioka, Takahiro Koga, Yasuhiro Myojo, Akikatsu Nakashima, Mitsuhiro Kawano","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00504-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00504-0","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare syndrome that typically occurs 12–72 h after long bone or pelvic fractures with a classic triad of respiratory distress, neurologic changes, and petechial rash. Although Gurd’s criteria for FES include anuria or oliguria, the mechanism of acute kidney injury (AKI) remain unknown. Here, we present a case of FES complicated by AKI that required blood purification. Case presentation A 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of a right humerus and pelvic fracture caused by a traffic accident. On the second day of hospitalization, she developed impaired consciousness, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Chest radiography revealed bilateral diffuse alveolar infiltration. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging and diffuse low signal intensity on susceptibility-weighted imaging in the cerebral and cerebellar regions. The diagnosis of FES was confirmed and the patient was treated with methylprednisolone (40 mg/day) and ulinastatin. On the third day of hospitalization, she was admitted to our department because of AKI with oliguria. Although echocardiography showed an elevated right ventricular artery systolic pressure suggestive of pulmonary hypertension (PH), pulmonary congestion was initially considered on chest imaging, and hemodialysis and rapid ultrafiltration were initiated. However, she developed hypovolemic shock and treatment was switched to continuous hemodiafiltration and slow ultrafiltration. Thereafter, her consciousness, hypoxemia, DIC and PH completely improved. She was weaned from blood purification therapy on the 29th day of hospitalization. She had hemolytic anemia that might have been caused by thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), but it resolved without plasmapheresis. On the 51st day of hospitalization, the patient was transferred to another hospital for rehabilitation. Conclusions FES can be complicated by AKI. In this case, DIC, which was difficult to differentiate from TMA, and/or renal congestion were considered to be a cause of AKI. Chest radiographs of FES may be indistinguishable from pulmonary congestion. In our case, chest radiography showed bilateral diffuse alveolar infiltrates which was not indicative of pulmonary congestion but pulmonary involvement of FES. FES is associated with PH, which may lead to right heart failure. Therefore, the patient could have developed hypovolemic shock due to hemodialysis and rapid ultrafiltration. Clinicians should pay attention to the hemodynamics when blood purification for FES is performed.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"220 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135644648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1186/s41100-023-00500-4
Mahmoud M. Elnokeety, Rasha Ahmed Darwish, Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Sameh Abouzeid, Ahmed Fayed
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is linked to a higher mortality rate in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We aimed to see if HCV eradication using interferon-free direct acting antivirals (DAAs) can affect bone-mineral and anemia biochemical parameters such as serum calcium (Ca ++ ), phosphorus (PO 4 + ), parathormone (PTH), fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), hemoglobin (HB), and ferritin in HD patients and also peripheral insulin resistance by monitoring serum fasting insulin and HOMA insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Methods Three hundred and thirty-four adults on regular HD with positive HCV genotype 4 (191 male and 143 female) were included; 157 of them had seroconversion during HD. All were hepatitis B virus (HBV) negative and received treatment with DAAs. All cases were examined for body mass index (BMI), HB, ferritin level, transferrin saturation (TSAT), Ca ++ , PO 4 + , PTH, FGF23, serum albumin, alanine transaminase (ALT), fasting insulin level, and HOMA-IR at the beginning and then were measured after 6 and 12 months from a sustained virological response (SVR). Results After 6 and 12 months from SVR, there was a significant increase in serum Ca despite no change in oral calcium dose requirement over that period ( p = 0001), a significant increase in HB, serum iron ( p = 0001), and a significant reduction in serum ferritin, PO4, PTH, and FGF23 ( p = 0001). Both fasting insulin level and HOMA-IR were statistically significantly dropped. Conclusion HCV eradication with interferon-free DAAs showed a statistically significant impact on hemodialysis patients regarding hemoglobin, ferritin level, bone-mineral parameters, and improvement in peripheral insulin resistance.
{"title":"The impact of HCV eradication using interferon-free direct acting antivirals on bone-mineral, anemia parameters and peripheral insulin resistance in hepatitis c-infected Egyptian hemodialysis cohort","authors":"Mahmoud M. Elnokeety, Rasha Ahmed Darwish, Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Sameh Abouzeid, Ahmed Fayed","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00500-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00500-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is linked to a higher mortality rate in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We aimed to see if HCV eradication using interferon-free direct acting antivirals (DAAs) can affect bone-mineral and anemia biochemical parameters such as serum calcium (Ca ++ ), phosphorus (PO 4 + ), parathormone (PTH), fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), hemoglobin (HB), and ferritin in HD patients and also peripheral insulin resistance by monitoring serum fasting insulin and HOMA insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Methods Three hundred and thirty-four adults on regular HD with positive HCV genotype 4 (191 male and 143 female) were included; 157 of them had seroconversion during HD. All were hepatitis B virus (HBV) negative and received treatment with DAAs. All cases were examined for body mass index (BMI), HB, ferritin level, transferrin saturation (TSAT), Ca ++ , PO 4 + , PTH, FGF23, serum albumin, alanine transaminase (ALT), fasting insulin level, and HOMA-IR at the beginning and then were measured after 6 and 12 months from a sustained virological response (SVR). Results After 6 and 12 months from SVR, there was a significant increase in serum Ca despite no change in oral calcium dose requirement over that period ( p = 0001), a significant increase in HB, serum iron ( p = 0001), and a significant reduction in serum ferritin, PO4, PTH, and FGF23 ( p = 0001). Both fasting insulin level and HOMA-IR were statistically significantly dropped. Conclusion HCV eradication with interferon-free DAAs showed a statistically significant impact on hemodialysis patients regarding hemoglobin, ferritin level, bone-mineral parameters, and improvement in peripheral insulin resistance.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135407123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background Given rapid aging of the global population, preventing adverse events such as falls is essential for preserving functional capacity and quality of life among older adults, especially those at high risk due to hemodialysis (HD) treatment. We aimed to investigate the effects of a 3-year intradialytic exercise intervention on fall occurrence and physical performance in older patients undergoing HD. Methods Sixty-one patients were non-randomly assigned to the exercise ( n = 31) and control groups ( n = 30). The exercise group performed aerobic and resistance training during HD three times per week for 3 years. Handgrip strength, lower extremity muscle strength, 10-m walking speed, and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) scores were assessed at baseline. Physical function was reassessed every year in the exercise group. All participants were followed up until the first fall or the end of the study period. Results There were no significant between-group differences in baseline data. Over a median follow-up of 35 months, 10 (16.3%) falls occurred, including 1 (3.2%) in the exercise group and 9 (30%) in the control group. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that the exercise intervention significantly reduced the occurrence of falls. No significant differences in physical function were observed among four time points in patients who completed the 3-year program. Conclusion Intradialytic exercise may represent an essential intervention for preventing falls in older patients undergoing HD. Trial registration : This study was retrospectively registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN 00044821, February 4, 2021).
{"title":"Effect of intradialytic exercise on fall occurrences in older patients undergoing hemodialysis: a single-center non-randomized study","authors":"Hiroki Yabe, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Kenichi Kono, Aiko Sakakibara, Hiroko Sugimoto, Yumiko Ishikawa, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Hisanori Azekura","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00503-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00503-1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Given rapid aging of the global population, preventing adverse events such as falls is essential for preserving functional capacity and quality of life among older adults, especially those at high risk due to hemodialysis (HD) treatment. We aimed to investigate the effects of a 3-year intradialytic exercise intervention on fall occurrence and physical performance in older patients undergoing HD. Methods Sixty-one patients were non-randomly assigned to the exercise ( n = 31) and control groups ( n = 30). The exercise group performed aerobic and resistance training during HD three times per week for 3 years. Handgrip strength, lower extremity muscle strength, 10-m walking speed, and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) scores were assessed at baseline. Physical function was reassessed every year in the exercise group. All participants were followed up until the first fall or the end of the study period. Results There were no significant between-group differences in baseline data. Over a median follow-up of 35 months, 10 (16.3%) falls occurred, including 1 (3.2%) in the exercise group and 9 (30%) in the control group. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that the exercise intervention significantly reduced the occurrence of falls. No significant differences in physical function were observed among four time points in patients who completed the 3-year program. Conclusion Intradialytic exercise may represent an essential intervention for preventing falls in older patients undergoing HD. Trial registration : This study was retrospectively registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN 00044821, February 4, 2021).","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136341415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy is conducting the survey annually since 1968. The results provide a comprehensive picture of dialysis therapy in Japan. The survey for the year 2019 was performed as of December 2019. Methods Questionnaires were sent to all facilities that provide patients with dialysis therapy in Japan as an Excel file. Data were collected and compiled to form cross-sectional results of dialysis therapy from various aspects. Results At the end of 2019, the annual survey of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Renal Data Registry (JRDR) was conducted at 4487 dialysis facilities, of which 4411 facilities (98.3%) responded to the facility survey and 4238 facilities (94.5%) responded to the patient survey. The number of chronic dialysis patients in Japan continues to increase every year; it reached 344,640 at the end of 2019, and the prevalence ratio of dialysis patients was 2732 per million population. In the patient survey, the mean age of prevalent dialysis patients was 69.09 years. The most prevalent primary disease among prevalent dialysis patients was diabetic nephropathy (39.1%), followed by chronic glomerulonephritis (25.7%) and nephrosclerosis (11.1%). In 2019, there were 40,885 new patients on dialysis, an increase of 417 over 2018. The average age of incident dialysis patients was 70.42 years, and diabetic nephropathy (41.6%) was the most common cause. The second cause was nephrosclerosis, followed by glomerulonephritis. As 34,642 patients passed away in 2019, the crude mortality rate for the year was 10.1%. Heart failure (22.7%), infectious disease (21.5%), and malignancy (8.7%) were the three leading causes of death. Since 2012, the number of patients treated by hemodiafiltration (HDF) has increased substantially. The figure reached 144,686 by year's end, representing 42.0% of all dialysis patients. In 2019, the number of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients was 9,920, a small rise from 2017. 19.2% of PD patients also received hemodialysis (HD) or HDF to compensate for the reduction in dialysis dosage or in fluid removal by PD alone (hybrid therapy). At the end of 2019, 760 patients received home HD therapy, an increase of 40 from 2018. In 2019, a detailed survey was conducted on the current status of CKD-MBD treatment, 10 years after the previous survey in 2009. The clinical efficacy of newly released medications during this time period and the impact of the 2012 revisions to the CKD-MBD guidelines require further investigation. These analyses would serve as the foundation for the next revision of the CKD-MBD guidelines and may reveal deeper therapeutic insights regarding CKD-MBD. Conclusions The results obtained by the survey revealed the comprehensive practice patterns of dialysis therapy and served as a basis for future guidelines. Trial registration: JRDR was approved by the ethics committee of JSDT (approval number 1–5) and registered in the "University hospital Medical Information Ne
{"title":"Annual dialysis data report 2019, JSDT Renal Data Registry","authors":"Norio Hanafusa, Masanori Abe, Nobuhiko Joki, Tetsuya Ogawa, Eiichiro Kanda, Kan Kikuchi, Shunsuke Goto, Masatomo Taniguchi, Shigeru Nakai, Toshihide Naganuma, Takeshi Hasegawa, Junichi Hoshino, Kenichiro Miura, Atsushi Wada, Yoshiaki Takemoto","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00478-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00478-z","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy is conducting the survey annually since 1968. The results provide a comprehensive picture of dialysis therapy in Japan. The survey for the year 2019 was performed as of December 2019. Methods Questionnaires were sent to all facilities that provide patients with dialysis therapy in Japan as an Excel file. Data were collected and compiled to form cross-sectional results of dialysis therapy from various aspects. Results At the end of 2019, the annual survey of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Renal Data Registry (JRDR) was conducted at 4487 dialysis facilities, of which 4411 facilities (98.3%) responded to the facility survey and 4238 facilities (94.5%) responded to the patient survey. The number of chronic dialysis patients in Japan continues to increase every year; it reached 344,640 at the end of 2019, and the prevalence ratio of dialysis patients was 2732 per million population. In the patient survey, the mean age of prevalent dialysis patients was 69.09 years. The most prevalent primary disease among prevalent dialysis patients was diabetic nephropathy (39.1%), followed by chronic glomerulonephritis (25.7%) and nephrosclerosis (11.1%). In 2019, there were 40,885 new patients on dialysis, an increase of 417 over 2018. The average age of incident dialysis patients was 70.42 years, and diabetic nephropathy (41.6%) was the most common cause. The second cause was nephrosclerosis, followed by glomerulonephritis. As 34,642 patients passed away in 2019, the crude mortality rate for the year was 10.1%. Heart failure (22.7%), infectious disease (21.5%), and malignancy (8.7%) were the three leading causes of death. Since 2012, the number of patients treated by hemodiafiltration (HDF) has increased substantially. The figure reached 144,686 by year's end, representing 42.0% of all dialysis patients. In 2019, the number of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients was 9,920, a small rise from 2017. 19.2% of PD patients also received hemodialysis (HD) or HDF to compensate for the reduction in dialysis dosage or in fluid removal by PD alone (hybrid therapy). At the end of 2019, 760 patients received home HD therapy, an increase of 40 from 2018. In 2019, a detailed survey was conducted on the current status of CKD-MBD treatment, 10 years after the previous survey in 2009. The clinical efficacy of newly released medications during this time period and the impact of the 2012 revisions to the CKD-MBD guidelines require further investigation. These analyses would serve as the foundation for the next revision of the CKD-MBD guidelines and may reveal deeper therapeutic insights regarding CKD-MBD. Conclusions The results obtained by the survey revealed the comprehensive practice patterns of dialysis therapy and served as a basis for future guidelines. Trial registration: JRDR was approved by the ethics committee of JSDT (approval number 1–5) and registered in the \"University hospital Medical Information Ne","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135059476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background Although transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is assumed to be a less invasive therapy in high-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS), there have been limited data suggesting its beneficial effects on cardiovascular mortality in Japanese patients receiving dialysis therapy. Methods Hemodialysis patients with severe AS underwent either TAVI ( n = 33) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR, n = 25). We compared the postoperative outcomes and perioperative complications, including dialysis-associated parameters [e.g., intradialytic hypotension (IDH)], between TAVI and SAVR. Results A 30-day and 1-year mortality rate was nearly the same among the TAVI and the SAVR group. Incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation or other events, including stroke, bleeding and vascular complications, in the TAVI group were not different from those in SAVR patients during the 30-day or 1-year postoperative period. The incidence of IDH was increased following SAVR (odds ratio (OR) = 11.29 [95% CI 1.29–98.89]) but was not affected by TAVI (OR = 1.55 [95% CI 0.24–9.94]). Among the patients aged 75 or older, the incidence of IDH was particularly conspicuous in the SAVR group (OR = 15.75 [95% CI 2.30–107.93]). Because there were differences in background data (age, EuroSCORE II, and dialysis duration) between these groups, propensity score-matched analysis was conducted and showed no difference in the composite event-free probability between the TAVI and the SAVR group over one year ( p = 0.816). Conclusions TAVI offers an alternative strategy to Japanese hemodialysis patients with severe AS, with nearly the same incidence of complications as SAVR during 1-year observation.
虽然经导管主动脉瓣植入术(TAVI)被认为是高危主动脉瓣狭窄(AS)患者的一种侵入性较小的治疗方法,但目前有限的数据表明其对接受透析治疗的日本患者心血管死亡率的有益影响。方法重度AS血液透析患者分别行TAVI(33例)和手术主动脉瓣置换术(25例)。我们比较了TAVI和SAVR的术后结局和围手术期并发症,包括与透析相关的参数[例如,分析性低血压(IDH)]。结果TAVI组和SAVR组的30天死亡率和1年死亡率几乎相同。术后30天或1年内,TAVI组与SAVR组永久性起搏器植入或其他事件(包括卒中、出血和血管并发症)的发生率无显著差异。SAVR后IDH的发生率增加(优势比(OR) = 11.29 [95% CI 1.29-98.89]),但TAVI不影响IDH的发生率(OR = 1.55 [95% CI 0.24-9.94])。在75岁及以上的患者中,SAVR组的IDH发生率尤为显著(or = 15.75 [95% CI 2.30-107.93])。由于两组之间的背景数据(年龄、EuroSCORE II和透析持续时间)存在差异,因此进行倾向评分匹配分析,结果显示TAVI组和SAVR组在一年内的综合无事件概率没有差异(p = 0.816)。结论TAVI为日本重度AS血液透析患者提供了另一种治疗策略,在1年的观察中,TAVI与SAVR的并发症发生率几乎相同。
{"title":"Comparison of therapeutic strategies for aortic stenosis between transcatheter and surgical aortic valve implantation: a retrospective cohort study in Japanese dialysis patients","authors":"Masahiro Sakai, Koichi Hayashi, Yuki Hara, Akihiro Miyake, Keisuke Takano, Taro Hirai, Michi Kobayashi, Keita Endo, Kaede Yoshino, Koichi Kitamura, Shinsuke Ito, Tatsuya Ikeda, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Joji Ito, Kotaro Obunai, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Toshihiko Suzuki","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00501-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00501-3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Although transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is assumed to be a less invasive therapy in high-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS), there have been limited data suggesting its beneficial effects on cardiovascular mortality in Japanese patients receiving dialysis therapy. Methods Hemodialysis patients with severe AS underwent either TAVI ( n = 33) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR, n = 25). We compared the postoperative outcomes and perioperative complications, including dialysis-associated parameters [e.g., intradialytic hypotension (IDH)], between TAVI and SAVR. Results A 30-day and 1-year mortality rate was nearly the same among the TAVI and the SAVR group. Incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation or other events, including stroke, bleeding and vascular complications, in the TAVI group were not different from those in SAVR patients during the 30-day or 1-year postoperative period. The incidence of IDH was increased following SAVR (odds ratio (OR) = 11.29 [95% CI 1.29–98.89]) but was not affected by TAVI (OR = 1.55 [95% CI 0.24–9.94]). Among the patients aged 75 or older, the incidence of IDH was particularly conspicuous in the SAVR group (OR = 15.75 [95% CI 2.30–107.93]). Because there were differences in background data (age, EuroSCORE II, and dialysis duration) between these groups, propensity score-matched analysis was conducted and showed no difference in the composite event-free probability between the TAVI and the SAVR group over one year ( p = 0.816). Conclusions TAVI offers an alternative strategy to Japanese hemodialysis patients with severe AS, with nearly the same incidence of complications as SAVR during 1-year observation.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135014226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1186/s41100-023-00502-2
Shigeo Negi, Tatsuya Wada, Naoya Matsumoto, Jun Muratsu, Takashi Shigematsu
Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an emerging public health problem worldwide and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The high mortality rate can be attributed to the lack of pharmacological therapies to prevent and treat AKI. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) plays a pivotal role in the treatment of patients with severe AKI. However, the mortality rate of patients with AKI requiring RRT exceeds 50%. Although studies on RRT for AKI have begun to resolve some of the associated problems, many issues remain to be addressed. Notably, the optimal timing of the initiation of RRT for AKI is still being debated. Recently, new therapeutic strategies for AKI have been developed. Angiotensin II and recombinant alkaline phosphatase treatment are expected to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with distributive and vasodilatory shock. Moreover, mitochondrial-targeted agents have been developed for the treatment of patients with AKI. This review is focused on the optimal timing of RRT for AKI and the new pharmacological interventions and therapies for AKI.
{"title":"Current therapeutic strategies for acute kidney injury","authors":"Shigeo Negi, Tatsuya Wada, Naoya Matsumoto, Jun Muratsu, Takashi Shigematsu","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00502-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00502-2","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an emerging public health problem worldwide and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The high mortality rate can be attributed to the lack of pharmacological therapies to prevent and treat AKI. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) plays a pivotal role in the treatment of patients with severe AKI. However, the mortality rate of patients with AKI requiring RRT exceeds 50%. Although studies on RRT for AKI have begun to resolve some of the associated problems, many issues remain to be addressed. Notably, the optimal timing of the initiation of RRT for AKI is still being debated. Recently, new therapeutic strategies for AKI have been developed. Angiotensin II and recombinant alkaline phosphatase treatment are expected to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with distributive and vasodilatory shock. Moreover, mitochondrial-targeted agents have been developed for the treatment of patients with AKI. This review is focused on the optimal timing of RRT for AKI and the new pharmacological interventions and therapies for AKI.","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135155331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-05DOI: 10.1186/s41100-023-00499-8
Shayan Nikpey, M. Ghafourifard, A. Ghahramanian
{"title":"The association of compassionate care and coping with disease among patients undergoing hemodialysis","authors":"Shayan Nikpey, M. Ghafourifard, A. Ghahramanian","doi":"10.1186/s41100-023-00499-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00499-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21028,"journal":{"name":"Renal Replacement Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42872646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}