Comparison of outcomes of different modalities of renal replacement therapy in patients of acute kidney injury: a single centre prospective observational study

Abstract

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is one of the most important causes of in-hospital mortality. The global burden of AKI continues to rise without a marked reduction in mortality. As such, the use of renal replacement therapy (RRT) forms an integral part of AKI management, especially in critically ill patients. There has been much debate over the preferred modality of RRT between continuous, intermittent and intermediate modes. While there is abundant data from Europe and North America, data from tropical countries especially the Indian subcontinent is sparse. Our study aims to provide an Indian perspective on the dialytic management of tropical AKI in a tertiary care hospital setup.

Keywords

• acute kidney injury (aki)
• renal replacement therapy (rrt)
• ihd (intermittent hemodialysis)
• crrt (continuous renal replacement therapy)
• sled (sustained low-efficiency dialysis)
• map (mean arterial pressure)
• uo (urine output)
• bu (blood urea)
• scr (serum creatinine)
• sofa score (sequential organ failure assessment score)