• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Nov 2017

    Can Renal Resistive Index Predict Acute Kidney Injury After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair?

    • Hai-Bo Wu, Huai Qin, Wei-Guo Ma, Hong-Lei Zhao, Jun Zheng, Jian-Rong Li, and Li-Zhong Sun.
    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, and Beijing Engineering Research Center of Vascular Prostheses, Beijing, China.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2017 Nov 1; 104 (5): 1583-1589.

    BackgroundThis study sought to determine whether assessment of the renal resistive index (RRI) can predict the short-term reversibility of acute kidney injury (AKI) after repair of acute type A aortic dissection (TAAD).MethodsThis prospective study included 62 patients undergoing repair of acute TAAD. Doppler-based RRIs were obtained preoperatively, immediately after the surgical procedure, and 6, 24, and 48 hours postoperatively. The occurrence of AKI was evaluated daily according to Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria. Persistent AKI was defined as AKI lasting longer than 3 days. The association between the maximum RRI level at different time points and persistent AKI was analyzed by the receiver-operating characteristic curve.ResultsOf the 62 patients, 22 (35.5%) had no AKI, 21 (33.9%) had transient AKI, and 19 (30.6%) had persistent AKI. The maximum RRI was 0.67 ± 0.03 (0.62 to 0.71), 0.71 ± 0.05 (0.59 to 0.79), and 0.78 ± 0.05 (0.70 to 0.92) in the no AKI, transient AKI, and persistent AKI groups, respectively. The maximum level of RRI was significantly correlated with that of SCr during the first 48 hours postoperatively (rho = 0.606; p < 0.001). RRI could predict persistent AKI with an area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve of 0.918 (95% confidence interval, 0.850 to 0.986; p < 0.001). A postoperative RRI of 0.725 or higher was a marker for early detection of persistent AKI with high sensitivity and specificity (94.7% and 72.1%, respectively).ConclusionsAn elevated maximum RRI may be a predictor of persistent AKI after repair of acute TAAD. This is helpful for management decision making and improving the prognosis of patients with AKI.Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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