Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2018
Multicenter StudyIntensive care doctors' preferences for arterial oxygen tension levels in mechanically ventilated patients.
Oxygen is liberally administered in intensive care units (ICUs). Nevertheless, ICU doctors' preferences for supplementing oxygen are inadequately described. The aim was to identify ICU doctors' preferences for arterial oxygenation levels in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients. ⋯ Intensive care unit doctors preferred PaO2 to SaO2 in monitoring oxygen treatment when peripheral oxygen saturation was not included in the question. The identification of PaO2 as the preferred target and the thorough clarification of preferences are important when ascertaining optimal oxygenation targets. In particular when designing future clinical trials of higher vs lower oxygenation targets in ICU patients.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2018
Multicenter Study Observational StudyOne- and three-year outcomes in patients treated with intermittent hemodialysis for acute kidney injury: prospective observational multicenter post-hoc FINNAKI study.
Studies reporting renal and overall survival after acute kidney injury (AKI) treated exclusively with intermittent modalities of renal replacement therapy (IRRT) are rare. This study focused on outcomes of AKI patients treated with IRRT both in intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICU dialysis units. ⋯ Outcome of AKI patients treated with IRRT is dismal with regard to 3-year kidney function and mortality. Although pre-existing CKD emerged as a major risk factor for end-stage renal disease after AKI, the poor kidney survival was also seen in patients without prior CKD.