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Table 5 Renal function and metabolism

From: A perioperative infusion of sodium bicarbonate does not improve renal function in cardiac surgery patients: a prospective observational cohort study

 

Total cohort

Control - no bicarbonate

Intervention - bicarbonate

Significance, P-value

Number

584

304 (52.1%)

280 (47.9%)

 

Diuresis and fluid balance

Postoperative diuresis within 24 h, ml

2,844 (2,744, 2,944)

2,723 (2,564, 2,881)

2,977 (2,861, 3,092)

0.012

Postoperative cristalloid fluid balance, ml

-124 (-225, -22)

-133 (-295, 30)

-114 (-231, 4)

0.855

Postoperative surgical drainage, ml

927 (887, 968)]

933 (875, 991)

921 (865, 978)

0.782

Postoperative colloidals - drainage fluid balance, ml

549 (480, 618)

471 (374, 569)

633 (536, 731)

0.022

Postoperative diuretics, number of patients

Furosemide

280 (47.9%)

142 (46.7%)

138 (49.3%)

0.590

Torasemide

462 (79.1%)

242 (79.6%)

220 (78.6%)

0.838

HCT

200 (34.2%)

102 (33.6%)

98 (35.0%)

0.779

Other diuretics

34 (5.8%)

20 (6.6%)

14 (5.0%)

0.524

Renal function

Creatinine baseline, μmol/L

81 (79, 83)

81 (78, 84)

82 (78, 84)

0.787

Creatinine maximum*, μmol/L

93 (90, 96)

93 (88, 97)

93 (89, 97)

0.785

Creatinine at discharge*, μmol/L

82 (80, 87)

84 (80, 88)

80 (80, 87)

0.153

Maximum relative increase in creatinine*

    

< 25%

369 (63.2%)

204 (67.1%)

165 (58.9%)

0.217

> 25%

123 (21.1%)

57 (18.8%)

66 (23.6%)

 

> 50%

56 (9.6%)

25 (8.2%)

31 (11.1%)

 

> 100%

36 (6.2%)

18 (5.9%)

18 (6.4%)

 

eGFR baseline, ml/min

82 (80, 84)

81 (78, 84)

83 (80, 87)

0.434

eGFR minimum*, ml/min

69 (67, 71)

69 (66, 72)

70 (66, 73)

0.744

eGFR at discharge*, ml/min (n = 566)

82 (79, 85)

81 (77, 86)

83 (79, 86)

0.586

AKI grading according to creatinine changes (new RRT = grade 3), number patients

    

Grade 1

85 (14.6%)

38 (12.5%)

47 (16.8%)

0.478

Grade 2

7 (1.2%)

3 (1.0%)

4 (1.4%)

 

Grade 3

74 (12.7%)

39 (12.8%)

35 (12.5%)

 

AKI grading according to diuresis** (new RRT = grade 3), number patients

    

Grade 1

14 (2.4%)

11 (3.6%)

3 (1.1%)

0.135

Grade 2

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.4%)

 

Grade 3

45 (7.7%)

21 (6.9%)

24 (8.6%)

 

AKI grading, total**, number patients

    

Grade 1

90 (15.4%)

44 (14.5%)

46 (16.4%)

0.753

Grade 2

8 (1.4%)

3 (1.0%)

5 (1.8%)

 

Grade 3

75 (12.8%)

39 (12.8%)

36 (12.9%)

 

New RRT

    

Patients (%)

45 (7.7%)

22 (7.2%)

23 (8.2%)

0.774

Duration of treatment, h

144 (114, 196)

153 (110, 196)

125 (76, 227)

0.892

Intraoperative metabolism

Blood glucose max, mg/dl

193 (189, 202)

189 (184, 193)

197 (193, 204)

0.005

Blood glucose min, mg/dl

92 (91, 93)

91.5 (89, 94)

92 (91, 94)

0.181

pH max

7.45 (7.44, 7.45)

7.45 (7.45, 7.45)

7.45 (7.44, 7.45)

0.034

pH min

7.32 (7.32, 7.32)

7.32 (7.31, 7.32)

7.32 (7.32, 7.33)

0.157

Lactate max, mmol/L

1.7 (1.6, 1.8)

1.6 (1.5, 1.7)

1.8 (1.6, 1.9)

0.005

Lactate min, mmol/L

0.6 (0.6, 0.6)

0.6 (0.6, 0.7)

0.7 (0.6, 0.7)

0.594

Postoperative metabolism

Blood glucose max, mg/dl

169.0 (166.0, 172.0)

163.5 (161.0, 167.0)

173.5 (170.12, 177.88)

0.0015

Blood glucose min, mg/dl

90.09 (88.68,1.51)

89.70 (87.73, 91.67)

90.53 (88.48, 92.57)

0.566

pH max

7.46 (7.46, 7.47]

7.46 (7.45, 7.46)

7.47 (7.46, 7.48)

0.001

pH min

7.32 (7.31, 7.32)

7.32 (7.31, 7.32)

7.32 (7.31, 7.33)

0.165

Lactate max, mmol/L

2.00 (1.90, 2.10)

1.90 (1.70, 2.00)

2.10 (2.00, 2.20)

0.010

  1. Fluid balance, diuretics, metabolism, and renal function are shown for patients undergoing elective on-pump cardiac surgery with or without a perioperative infusion of bicarbonate. HCT: hydrochlorothiazide; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate: modifications of diet in renal disease formula; AKI: acute kidney injury; CVVH: continuous-veno-venous hemofiltration; max: maximal; min: minimal. Data are given as absolute numbers (percentage) for nominal variables, median (95% confidence interval) for non-normally distributed data, and mean (95% confidence interval) for normally distributed variables. *Changes in plasma creatinine levels and derived variables were calculated after exclusion of patients treated with renal replacement therapy. **AKI grading was performed according to Acute Kidney Injury Network recommendations (9) on the basis of changes in plasma creatinine, need for new renal replacement therapy and time course of diuresis (within 48 h after surgery).