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Clinical predictors of renal non-recovery in acute respiratory distress syndrome

BMC Nephrology volume 20, Article number: 255 (2019) Cite this article

A Correction to this article was published on 30 July 2019

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Abstract

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most common extra-pulmonary organ failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Renal recovery after AKI is determined by several factors. The objective of this study was to determine the predictors of renal non-recovery in ARDS patients.

Methods

A single center retrospective cohort study of patients with AKI after onset of ARDS. Patients with preexisting chronic kidney disease or intensive care unit stay < 24 h were excluded. AKI staging was defined according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2012 guidelines. Renal non-recovery was defined as death, dialysis dependence, serum creatinine ≥1.5 times the baseline, or urine output < 0.5 mL/kg/h more than 6 h.

Results

Of the 244 patients that met study criteria, 60 (24.6%) had stage I AKI, 66 (27%) had stage II AKI, and 118 (48.4%) had stage III AKI. Of those, 148 (60.7%) patients had renal non-recovery. On multivariable analysis, factors associated with renal non-recovery were a higher stage of AKI (odds ratio [OR] stage II 5.71, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.17–14.98; OR stage III 45.85, 95% CI 16.27–129.2), delay in the onset of AKI (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03–1.21), history of malignancy (OR 4.02, 95% CI 1.59–10.15), septic shock (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.52–6.76), and a higher tidal volume on day 1–3 of ARDS (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.05–1.90). Subgroup analysis of survival at day 28 of ARDS also found that higher severity of AKI (OR stage II 8.17, 95% CI 0.84–79.91; OR stage III 111.67, 95% CI 12.69–982.91), delayed onset of AKI (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.02–1.23), and active malignancy (OR 6.55, 95% CI 1.34–32.04) were significant predictors of renal non-recovery.

Conclusions

A higher stage of AKI, delayed onset of AKI, a history of malignancy, septic shock, and a higher tidal volume on day 1–3 of ARDS predicted renal non-recovery in ARDS patients. Among survivors, a higher stage of AKI, delayed onset of AKI, and a history of malignancy were associated with renal non-recovery.

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Background

Over the past 15 years, the definition of acute kidney injury (AKI) has evolved. These changes in definitions have facilitated an increase in diagnosing AKI [1]. AKI is prevalent in critical illness, and one third of critically ill patients develop AKI during the course of their intensive care unit (ICU) admission [2]. Similarly, approximately 40% of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients develop AKI [3]. Most develop AKI in the first few days after the onset of ARDS [3]. But AKI recovery can take distinctive trajectories based on the severity of the initial insult [4].

A reduction of serum creatinine (SCr), improvement of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and a need for dialysis have been used frequently to assess renal recovery [4]. Acute Disease Quality Initiative has also established a renal recovery definition [5]. These definitions are diverse and their application in critically ill patients can be variable. Recently, Kellum et al. recently categorized renal recovery into 5 phenotypic groups in critically ill patients. These included early and late sustained reversal, relapsing AKI with and without complete renal recovery, and never-reversed AKI [6]. This definition has significant clinical application as it helps with appropriate resource utilization for critically ill patients with AKI.

In both hospitalized and critically ill patients, several factors including underlying co-morbidities, initial severity of the acute illness, and severity of AKI have been associated with renal recovery [4]. In these populations the development of other organ failures as well as complex cardiopulmonary interactions can have significant impact on the rates of renal recovery [7]. AKI is associated with worse outcomes in ARDS [3]. Recognition of potentially modifiable risk factors can be instrumental in enhancing the likelihood of renal recovery [5].

The main objective was to investigate the predictors of renal non-recovery in ARDS patients. We also examined the patterns of AKI reversal and assessed the time course of AKI recovery.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study from January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2017. Inclusion criteria were adult (> 18 years old) patients admitted to a medical ICU with a diagnosis of ARDS based on the Berlin definition [8] and AKI based on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2012 guidelines. We excluded patients with preexisting chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3a to stage 5 based on GFR category (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73m2) [9], AKI prior to the onset of ARDS, or ICU stay < 24 h. This study was approved by the Cleveland Clinic Institutional Review Board (#17–806) and granted a waiver of informed consent.

Data collection and definition of AKI and renal recovery

AKI and AKI severity were defined according to KDIGO 2012 guidelines [10] using SCr and urine output criteria. Baseline SCr values were assessed using the mean value between 7 and 365 days before hospitalization. Patients where baseline renal function was not available, the baseline SCr was imputed by using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation for a normal GFR of 75 mL/min per 1.73 m2 [11].

Renal recovery was defined based on work by Kellum et al. [6] and Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) 16 Workgroup [5] (1) rapid sustained reversal: recovery from AKI within 48 h, (2) late sustained reversal: reversal after 48 h and sustained through 28 days after AKI diagnosis or hospital discharge, (3) relapsing AKI with complete recovery, (4) relapsing AKI without complete recovery and (5) never recovery. The first three categories were classified as complete renal recovery while the last two categories were classified as renal non-recovery. Patients with AKI were followed up to 28 days after AKI diagnosis or till hospital discharge. Sustained AKI reversal was defined as achieving renal recovery for more than 48 h. AKI after 48 h of reversal was considered as a new AKI episode [5]. Complete renal recovery was defined as alive, free of RRT, improvement of SCr < 1.5 times the baseline SCr, and urine output > 0.5 mL/kg/hour more than 6 h [12].

Collected data were extracted from electronic medical records. Day 1 was defined as the first day that patient met criteria of ARDS, irrespective of ICU admission date [13]. Demographic data that were recorded included: age, sex, ethnicity, race, height, body mass index (BMI), comorbidities, Charlson comorbidity index, ARDS risk factors, and echocardiographic findings. Severity of illness including the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and the Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III score were recorded on day 1 of ARDS. For outside transfers SOFA and APACHE III score were recorded in the first 24 h of hospital admission. Mechanical ventilation parameters, arterial blood gas, serum lactate, intake, output, and percentage of fluid overload were collected for the first three days, day 7, and day 14 of onset of ARDS. Percentage of fluid overload was calculated using the following formula [14]: Percentage of fluid overload (%) = [fluid intake (L) – total output (L)] / body weight at ICU admission (kg.) × 100. Serum creatinine, urine volume, and use of renal replacement therapy (RRT) were recorded until 28 days after ARDS diagnosis or hospital discharge in order to determine the highest stage of AKI. For patients with ARDS who developed AKI, SCr, urine volume, and use of RRT were recorded until 28 days after AKI diagnosis or hospital discharge in order to determine renal recovery. The onset of AKI was classified into: early onset (within 2 days after ARDS diagnosis) and late onset (after 2 days of ARDS diagnosis) [15]. Diuretic use was recorded during day 2 to 7 of ARDS. Exposure to nephrotoxic agents (including: antimicrobial nephrotoxic agents [vancomycin, aminoglycoside, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, colistin, amphotericin B], contrast agents, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, calcineurin inhibitors, and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs), septic shock and vasopressor use were recorded daily until day 28 of ARDS. Septic shock was defined according to the Sepsis-3 consensus definition [16]. The primary outcomes were factors associated with renal non-recovery. Study data was collected and managed using REDCap [17].

Statistical analysis

Continuous variables were presented as mean, standard deviation, median, interquartile range (IQR) as appropriate. Categorical variables were described as counts and percentages. The study group was divided into two groups (complete renal recovery and renal non-recovery). Student’s t-test or Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare continuous variables. Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables. Missing data of all cohort patients and sub-group patients (alive at day 28 of ARDS) were handled using multiple imputation by chained equations and analyzed 50 imputed data sets in order to complete logistic regression. The imputation process included variables that were incorporated into both regression model and also included outcomes variables [18]. Calculation of missing values were done in R version 3.5.1 using automatic predictor selection tool of the mice 3.0.0 package [19]. The procedure assumed the missing data to be missing at random. The model estimates and standard errors from each data sets were combined into a single set of results using Rubin’s rules.

A binary logistic regression model was used for analyzing the factors associated with renal non-recovery. Model selections used backward and forward stepwise approach. To build a multivariable regression model, univariable regression was first performed. The variables significant at p < 0.1 on univariable analysis were identified as potential predictor variables and entered into a multivariable regression model. Area under the receiver operating characteristic were calculated for determination the model performances. Since RRT was highly correlated with severity of AKI, variable of RRT was not selected into the multivariable model. However, we separately analyzed the effect of RRT to renal recovery in subgroup patients with stage III AKI. All the statistical analyses were performed with R (version 3.5.1). The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 (two tailed).

Sensitivity analysis

Multivariable analyses of variables associated with renal non-recovery were performed with and without data imputation. Non-imputed data was analyzed using a binary logistic regression. Backward stepwise approach was used for model selection. Several models were compared using likelihood ratio tests.

Results

A total of 634 ARDS patients were screened. The 357 patients were examined for eligibility; however, 113 patients did not develop AKI until day 28 of ARDS (Fig. 1). We included 244 patients with AKI in the study, 60 (24.6%) patients had stage I AKI, 66 (27%) patients had stage II AKI, and 118 (48.4%) patients had stage III AKI. Of those, 207 (84.8%) patients were diagnosed AKI based on Scr criteria, while 37 (15.2%) patients were diagnosed AKI based on urine output criteria. Among patients with AKI, 148 (60.7%) patients did not have complete renal recovery, while 96 (39.3%) patients had complete renal recovery at day 28 after AKI or at hospital discharge. In patients with complete renal recovery, rapid sustained reversal was seen in 32 (33.3%), late sustained reversal in 45 (46.9%), and relapsing AKI with subsequent complete recovery in 19 (19.8%). In patients without complete recovery, 14 (9.5%) relapsed without subsequent recovery, and 134 (90.5%) never recovered at any point.

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Flow diagram of the study population

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The percentage of missing data across the 14 potential variables that were put in the full regression model varied between 0 and 44.7%. The percentage of fluid overload on day 7 and average tidal volume on day 1–3 were the two most common missing variables, 44.7 and 7.4%, retrospectively (Additional file 1: Table S1).

Baseline characteristics between patients with and without complete renal recovery are shown in Table 1. The renal non-recovery patients had a significantly higher severity of illness, active malignancy (31.8% vs 12.5%, p < 0.001), septic shock (70.3% vs 39.6%, p < 0.001). The time to development of the highest stage of AKI from ARDS onset was longer than in non-recovery patients (4 [2.7] vs 3 [2,3,4,5,6], p = 0.02) (Table 1). The non-recovery patients received higher average tidal volume on day 1–3 (7.6 [6.9–8.6] vs 7.3 [6.6–8.0], p = 0.01), neuromuscular blocking agents (72 [48.6%] vs 27 [28.1%], p = 0.001), inhaled vasodilators (46 [31.1%] vs 18 [18.8%], p = 0.03), and recruitment maneuvers (17 [11.5%] vs 3 [3.1%], p = 0.02). In addition, the non-recovery patients had a higher percentage of fluid overload on day 7 of ARDS (10 [8.7] vs 5.5 [8.2], p = 0.003) while receiving a lower proportion of furosemide on day 2–7 of ARDS (71 [48%] vs 63 [65.6%], p = 0.01) (Table 2).

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all 244 patients by renal recovery
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Table 2 Ventilator settings, arterial blood gases averaged on day 1 to 3 and other therapies
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Patients with late onset AKI (> 2 days after ARDS diagnosis) had lower severity of illness at the beginning of ARDS. However, they received more rescue therapies (54.3% vs 32.9%, p = 0.002), had a higher lactate (1.6 [1.1–2.3] vs 1.4 [1.0–1.7], p = 0.04) and a lower platelet count (163 [71–241] vs 221 [94–325], p = 0.02) on day 7 of ARDS.

Renal recovery pattern according to severity of AKI

The rate of non-recovery increased with AKI severity, also the rate of complete renal recovery decreased from stage I to stage III AKI. Cumulative events of complete renal recovery were categorized by severity of AKI were shown in Fig.2. Among the 244 patients who developed AKI, 50 (83%) with stage I had complete renal recovery. Of those, 43% had a rapid recovery, and only 13% never recovered. Half of the patients with stage II had complete renal recovery. In this group late sustained reversal (30%) was observed to be more prevalent than rapid sustained reversal (9%). In contrast, 89% of patients with stage III did not have renal recovery at 28 days after AKI diagnosis or at hospital discharge (Table 3 and Fig. 3).

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The graph shows cumulative events of renal recovery by staging of acute kidney injury in 243 patients

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Table 3 Patterns of acute kidney injury reversal in acute respiratory distress syndrome
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The bar graphs show pattern of renal recovery by staging of acute kidney injury in 244 patients. The patients with never recovery who died at day 28 were 91 (68%) patients

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We performed a sub-group analysis in only survivors, baseline characteristics and ventilator parameters are reported in Additional file 1: Tables S2 and S3 respectively. 40 (97.6%) patients with stage I AKI had complete renal recovery. Most of them had rapid sustained reversal (23; 56.1%) and late sustained reversal (9; 22%). The rate of renal non-recovery was higher with more severe AKI stages, 20.6% in patients with stage II and 75.5% in patients with stage III never recovered (see Additional file 1: Table S4 and Figure S1).

Table 4 Factors associated with renal non-recovery in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Table 5 Factors associated with renal non-recovery in survival patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Predictors of renal non-recovery

Fourteen potential variables were studied by multivariable analysis. Predictors associated with non-recovery in multivariable model are shown in Table 4. The severity of AKI was a strong predictor of non-recovery. Patients with stage II (odds ratio [OR] 5.71, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.17–14.98, p < 0.001) and stage III (OR 45.85, 95% CI 16.27–129.2, p < 0.001) had significantly higher rates on non-recovery when compared to patients with stage I. Non-recovery was significantly associated with delayed onset of AKI (OR 1.12, 95%CI 1.03–1.21, p = 0.01), active malignancy (OR 4.02, 95% CI 1.59–10.15, p = 0.003) and septic shock (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.52–6.76, p = 0.002). Patients who received a higher tidal volume on day 1–3 of ARDS had a significantly higher risk of non-recovery (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.05–1.90, p = 0.02). Area under the receiver operating characteristic of multivariable model was 0.90 (95% CI 0.85–0.94). Subgroup analysis of patients who were alive at day 28 of ARDS also found that higher severity of AKI, delayed onset of AKI, and active malignancy were significant predictors of renal non-recovery (Table 5). The sensitivity analyses of predictors of renal non-recovery in non-imputed data are shown in Additional file 1: Table S5 and S6. These results were similar to the imputed data.

Since all patients who received RRT had stage III AKI by definition, we separately analyzed the effect of RRT on renal non-recovery only in patients with stage III. We found that patients with RRT had a higher likelihood of renal non-recovery (OR 3.65, 95% CI 1.13–12.9, p = 0.03). Effect of RRT on renal non-recovery was still significant in stage III patients who were alive at day 28. (OR 4.8, 95%CI 1.31–19.34, p = 0.02).

Time to complete renal recovery

Among 96 patients with complete renal recovery, median time from AKI diagnosis to complete renal recovery increased with AKI severity. Patients with stage I had 2 days (IQR 1–4) while patients with stage II had 8 days (IQR 3–11), and patients with stage III had 13 days (IQR 11–25).

Discussion

Our study found that in ARDS patients with AKI, a higher severity of initial AKI, delayed onset of AKI, active malignancy, septic shock, and a higher tidal volume on day 1 to 3 were associated with increased likelihood of renal non-recovery. Severity of AKI has been associated with a lower likelihood of renal recovery in critically ill patients [20,21,22,23,24,25]. Our study holds true for patients with ARDS, and worsening severity of AKI is associated with significantly higher chances of renal non-recovery. Delayed onset of AKI was also associated with renal non-recovery in our cohort. Patients with a delayed onset of AKI had a lower severity of illness on the first day of ARDS, the development of AKI was associated with a higher serum lactate and a lower platelet count over the course of their ICU stay. It is likely that patients with delayed onset AKI had a more complex hospital course with subsequent hemodynamic deterioration acquired during the course of ARDS. Patients who developed AKI after admission, showed a lower likelihood of renal recovery at hospital discharge [26].

Hypertension, cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, and malignancy have been associated with renal non-recovery in critically ill patients [6, 25, 27, 28]. In our cohort of ARDS patients, active malignancy was associated with a higher chance of renal non-recovery. This finding has significant implications for clinical decision-making in this group of extremely ill patients.

Septic shock was associated with the risk of renal non-recovery in our study. The current literature has conflicting reports on the impact of sepsis on renal non-recovery [6, 24, 29, 30]. However, the severity and duration of AKI likely depend on the duration of the hemodynamic instability, underlying renal reserve, early treatment of sepsis, and timing of resuscitation [31]. These inconsistent findings may in part be due to different definitions of renal recovery and variability in the treatment of sepsis (hemodynamic optimization and type of fluid therapy) among the studies. Since AKI patients who died before day 28 of ARDS were classified in renal non-recovery and septic shock patients having a higher 28-day mortality, we restricted our analysis to survivors only. Among survivors, septic shock patients were not significantly associated with the risk of renal non-recovery.

Use of lower tidal volumes over the first three days of ARDS was significantly associated with renal recovery. This association has never been reported in published literature. But in experimental models it has been postulated that the deterioration in kidney function in ARDS might be a result of hemodynamic, neurohormonal, and biotrauma due to the use of higher tidal volumes [32, 33]. Thus use of lower tidal volumes can have a protective effect on recovery in these patients. Similar to the data presented in the LUNG SAFE study [13], almost 35% of our patients had a plateau pressure (Pplat) > 30 mm of H20. Clinicians need to be mindful of adjusting ventilator settings more aggressively to maintain low inflation pressures and ensure that these patients are maintained a Pplat less than 30.

As reported in previous studies in critically ill patients initiation of RRT was associated with renal non-recovery in patients with ARDS [21, 22, 34]. The timing of RRT did not have an association with renal recovery. There is no consensus on the impact of timing of RRT in the current literature [35,36,37]. The difference in outcomes might be due to a difference in definitions of recovery used in these studies and the impact of unmeasured confounding factors [30, 38,39,40].

Several studies have described factors associated with renal recovery in critically ill patients, but this is the first study to explore this question in ARDS patients. We developed a very exhaustive model to account for any potential confounding from underlying comorbidities and ICU specific therapies. Also our study used the consensus renal recovery definition taking into account the SCr and urine output. We also excluded the patients who had CKD or AKI prior ARDS because CKD patients have a reduced renal function reserve, so it would affect the rate of renal recovery. However, this study also has some limitations. Transferred patients had some missing information in the first few days of ARDS values were averaged over the first 72 h of their ICU stay. We also performed a multiple imputation method to address any missing data. Schetz et al. found that recovery patterns in patients without CKD did not differ between true baseline SCr group and calculated baseline SCr group [22]. So for patients who did not have a baseline SCr, we estimated SCr by back calculation using the MDRD equation.

Conclusions

Renal non-recovery is strongly associated with a higher severity of AKI, delayed onset of AKI, active malignancy, septic shock, and exposure to higher tidal volumes. However, renal non-recovery in survival patients was associated with a higher severity of AKI, delayed onset of AKI, and active malignancy.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Change history

  • 30 July 2019

    Following publication of the original article.

Abbreviations

AKI:

Acute kidney injury

APACHE:

Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation

ARDS:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

BMI:

Body mass index

CI:

Confidence interval

CKD:

Chronic kidney disease

eGFR:

estimated glomerular filtration rate

ICU:

Intensive care unit

IQR:

Interquartile range

KDIGO:

the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes

MDRD:

Modification of Diet in Renal Disease

OR:

Odds ratio

RRT:

Renal replacement therapy

SCr:

Serum creatinine

SOFA:

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment

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AP designed the study, participated in data collection and cleaning, performed the analysis, developed the predictive model, wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and critically revised the manuscripts. OM and AH contributed to critically revise the manuscript. TH, SD, HT, EM, and SK interpreted the data and critically revised the manuscript. AD designed the study, interpreted the data, and critically revised the manuscripts. AD is also the guarantor, had full access to all the data in the study, and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. All authors read and approved of the final manuscript.

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Table S1. Percentage of missing data of potential full model variables. Table S2. Baseline characteristics of survivors by renal recovery. Table S3. Ventilator settings, arterial blood gases averaged on day 1–3 and other therapies in survivors. Table S4. Patterns of acute kidney injury reversal in survivors with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Table S5. Factors associated with renal non-recovery in all patients (non-imputed data. Table S6. Factors associated with renal non-recovery in survival patients (non-imputed data. Figure S1. The bar graphs show pattern of renal recovery by staging of acute kidney injury in 128 survivors. (DOC 170 kb)

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Panitchote, A., Mehkri, O., Hastings, A. et al. Clinical predictors of renal non-recovery in acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMC Nephrol 20, 255 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1439-2

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