• Shinjiro Saito, Shigehiko Uchino, Masanori Takinami, Shoichi Uezono, and Rinaldo Bellomo.
• Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan. shinjiro.saito@gmail.com.
• Crit Care. 2016 Mar 24; 20: 74.

BackgroundIn vasopressor-dependent patients who had undergone cardiovascular surgery, we examined whether those with progression of acute kidney injury (AKI) had a greater difference (deficit) between premorbid and within-ICU hemodynamic pressure-related parameters compared to those without AKI progression.MethodsWe assessed consecutive adults who underwent cardiovascular surgery and who stayed in our ICU for at least 48 hours and received vasopressor support for more than 4 hours. We obtained premorbid and vasopressor-associated, time-weighted average values for hemodynamic pressure-related parameters (systolic [SAP], diastolic [DAP], and mean arterial pressure [MAP]; central venous pressure [CVP], mean perfusion pressure [MPP], and diastolic perfusion pressure [DPP]) and calculated deficits in those values. We defined AKI progression as an increase of at least one Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes stage.ResultsWe screened 159 patients who satisfied the inclusion criteria and identified 76 eligible patients. Thirty-six patients (47%) had AKI progression. All achieved pressure-related values were similar between patients with or without AKI progression. However, deficits in DAP (P = 0.027), MPP (P = 0.023), and DPP (P = 0.002) were significantly greater in patients with AKI progression.ConclusionsPatients with AKI progression had greater DAP, MPP, and DPP deficits compared to patients without AKI progression. Such deficits might be modifiable risk factors for the prevention of AKI progression.

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