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Oliguria without serum creatinine increase after living donor liver transplantation is associated with adverse post‐operative outcomes

2016; Wiley; Volume: 60; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/aas.12722

1399-6576

Toshiyuki Mizota, Susumu Minamisawa, Yuichi Imanaka, Kazuhiko Fukuda,

Acute Kidney Injury Research

Background Acute kidney injury ( AKI ) is a common complication after liver transplantation and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although clinical guidelines recommend defining AKI based on serum creatinine increase and oliguria, the validity and utility of the oliguric component of AKI definition remains largely unexplored. This study examined the incidence and the impact on clinical outcomes of oliguria meeting the urine output criterion of AKI in patients undergoing liver transplantation. The authors hypothesised that oliguria was an independent risk factor for adverse post‐operative outcomes. Methods This study retrospectively examined 320 patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation at our centre. AKI stages were allocated according to recent guidelines based on serum creatinine or urine output within 7 days of surgery. Results The incidence of oliguria meeting the urine output criterion of AKI was 50.3%. Compared with creatinine criterion alone, incorporating oliguria into the diagnostic criteria dramatically increased the measured incidence of AKI from 39.7% to 62.2%. Compared with patients diagnosed without AKI using either criterion, oliguric patients without serum creatinine increase had significantly longer intensive care unit stays (median: 5 vs. 4 days, P = 0.016), longer hospital stays (median: 60 vs. 49 days, P = 0.014) and lower chronic kidney disease‐free survival rate on post‐operative day 90 (54.2% vs. 73.3%, P = 0.008). Conclusion Oliguria is common after liver transplantation, and incorporating oliguria into the diagnostic criteria dramatically increases the measured incidence of AKI . Oliguria without serum creatinine increase was significantly associated with adverse post‐operative outcomes.