• Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2023

    Observational Study

    Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis in Critically Ill Children With Acute Kidney Injury: Single-Center Observational Cohort in a Resource-Limited Setting.

    • Swathi Shiri, Naveen Maruti Naik, Lalitha Av, and Anil Vasudevan.
    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, St Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
    • Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2023 Mar 1; 24 (3): e121e127e121-e127.

    ObjectivesTo evaluate use of sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) in critically ill children with acute kidney injury in a resource-limited setting.DesignObservational database cohort study (December 2016 to January 2020).SettingPICU of a tertiary hospital in India.PatientsCritically ill children undergoing SLED were included in the study.InterventionsNone.Measurements And Main ResultsDemographic and clinical data, prescription variables, hemodynamic status, complications, kidney, and patient outcomes of all children undergoing SLED in the PICU were analyzed. A total of 33 children received 103 sessions of SLED. The median (interquartile range, IQR) age and weight of children who received SLED were 9 years (4.5-12.8 yr) and 26 kg (15.2-34 kg), respectively. The most common diagnosis was sepsis with septic shock in 17 patients, and the mean (± sd ) Pediatric Risk of Mortality III score at admission was 11.8 (±6.4). The median (IQR) number and mean (± sd ) duration of inotropes per session were 3 hours (2-4 hr) and 96 (±82) hours, respectively. Of 103 sessions, the most common indication for SLED was oligoanuria with fluid overload and the need for creating space for fluid and nutritional support in 45 sessions (44%). The mean (± sd ) duration of SLED was 6.4 (±1.3) hours with 72 of 103 sessions requiring priming. The mean (± sd ) ultrafiltration rate per session achieved was 4.6 (±3) mL/kg/hr. There was significant decrease in urea and creatinine by end of SLED compared with the start, with mean change in urea and serum creatinine being 32.36 mg/dL (95% CI, 18.53-46.18 mg/dL) ( p < 0.001) and 0.70 mg/dL (95% CI, 0.35-1.06 mg/dL) ( p < 0.001), respectively. Complications were observed in 44 of 103 sessions, most common being intradialytic hypotension (21/103) and bleeding at the catheter site (21/103). Despite complications in one third of the sessions, only nine sessions were prematurely stopped, and 23 of 33 patients receiving SLED survived.ConclusionIn critically ill children, our experience with SLED is that it is feasible and provides a viable form of kidney replacement therapy in a resource-limited setting.Copyright © 2023 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

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