• Medicina intensiva · Oct 2018

    Multicenter Study Observational Study

    Relationship between acute kidney injury and serum procalcitonin (PCT) concentration in critically ill patients with influenza infection.

    • A Rodríguez, L F Reyes, J Monclou, B Suberviola, M Bodí, G Sirgo, J Solé-Violán, J Guardiola, D Barahona, E Díaz, I Martín-Loeches, M I Restrepo, and on behalf GETGAG study group.
    • Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII/IISPV/URV/CIBERes, Tarragona, Spain. Electronic address: ahr1161@yahoo.es.
    • Med Intensiva. 2018 Oct 1; 42 (7): 399-408.

    IntroductionSerum procalcitonin (PCT) concentration could be increased in patients with renal dysfunction in the absence of bacterial infection.ObjectiveTo determine the interactions among serum renal biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI) and serum PCT concentration, in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to lung influenza infection.DesignSecondary analysis of a prospective multicentre observational study.Setting148 Spanish ICUs.PatientsICU patients admitted with influenza infection without bacterial co-infection. Clinical, laboratory and hemodynamic variables were recorded. AKI was classified as AKI I or II based on creatinine (Cr) concentrations (≥1.60-2.50mg/dL and Cr≥2.51-3.99mg/dL, respectively). Patients with chronic renal disease, receiving renal replacement treatment or with Cr>4mg/dL were excluded. Spearman's correlation, simple and multiple linear regression analysis were performed.InterventionsNone.ResultsOut of 663 patients included in the study, 52 (8.2%) and 10 (1.6%) developed AKI I and II, respectively. Patients with AKI were significantly older, had more comorbid conditions and were more severally ill. PCT concentrations were higher in patients with AKI (2.62 [0.60-10.0]ng/mL vs. 0.40 [0.13-1.20]ng/mL, p=0.002). Weak correlations between Cr/PCT (rho=0.18) and Urea (U)/PCT (rho=0.19) were identified. Simple linear regression showed poor interaction between Cr/U and PCT concentrations (Cr R2=0.03 and U R2=0.018). Similar results were observed during multiple linear regression analysis (Cr R2=0.046 and U R2=0.013).ConclusionsAlthough PCT concentrations were slightly higher in patients with AKI, high PCT concentrations are not explained by AKI and could be warning sign of a potential bacterial infection.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier España, S.L.U. y SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.

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