Right Ventricular Function, Peripheral Edema, and Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The cardiorenal syndrome generally focuses on left ventricular function, and the importance of the right ventricle as a determinant of renal function is described less frequently. In a cohort of critically ill patients with echocardiographic measurements obtained within 24 hours of admission to the intensive care unit, we examined the association of right ventricular function with acute kidney injury (AKI) and AKI-associated mortality. We also examined whether clinical measurement of volume overload modified the association between ventricular function and AKI in a subpopulation with documented admission physical examinations.

Methods

Among 1879 critically ill patients with echocardiographic ventricular measurements, 43% (n = 807) had ventricular dysfunct

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5733885 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature