Frontiers in Medicine (Jan 2024)

Emergency medicine pharmacotherapy compromises accuracy of plasma creatinine determination by enzyme-based methods: real-world clinical evidence and implications for clinical practice

  • Regina Demlova,
  • Sarka Kozakova,
  • Sarka Kozakova,
  • Michal Rihacek,
  • Michal Rihacek,
  • Michal Rihacek,
  • Dana Buckova,
  • Dana Buckova,
  • Katerina Horska,
  • Katerina Horska,
  • Ondrej Wiewiorka,
  • Ondrej Wiewiorka,
  • Lubos Boucek,
  • Iveta Selingerova,
  • Iveta Selingerova,
  • Martina Podborska,
  • Martina Podborska,
  • Alena Korberova,
  • Alena Korberova,
  • Alena Mikuskova,
  • Alena Mikuskova,
  • Jiri Starha,
  • Jiri Starha,
  • Miroslava Benovska,
  • Miroslava Benovska,
  • Martin Radina,
  • Martin Radina,
  • Martin Radina,
  • Michal Richter,
  • Lenka Zdrazilova Dubska,
  • Lenka Zdrazilova Dubska,
  • Lenka Zdrazilova Dubska,
  • Dalibor Valik,
  • Dalibor Valik,
  • Dalibor Valik,
  • Dalibor Valik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1236948
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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BackgroundAssessment of kidney function in emergency settings is essential across all medical subspecialties. Daily assessment of patient creatinine results from emergency medical services showed that some deviated from expected values, implying drug-related interference.MethodsReal-time clinical evaluation of an enzyme method (Roche CREP2) in comparison with the Jaffé gen. 2 method (Roche CREJ2) was performed. During the period of December 2022 and January 2023, we analyzed 8,498 patient samples, where 5,524 were heavily medicated STAT patient specimens, 500 were pediatric specimens, and 2,474 were from a distant general population in a different region using the same methods.ResultsIn 109 out of 5,524 hospital specimens (1.97%, p < 0.001), the CREP2 value was apparently (25% or more) lower than CREJ2. Suspect interfering medication was found in a sample of 43 out of 46 reviewed patients where medication data were available. This phenomenon was not observed in the general population.ConclusionIn a polymedicated urgent care hospital population, a creatinine enzyme method produces unreliable results, apparently due to multiple drug-related interferences.

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