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. 2019 Nov;41(1):794-799.
doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2019.1658605.

Effect of hydrocortisone on the 28-day mortality of patients with septic acute kidney injury

Pan Ying  1 , Chenguang Yang  2 , Xianlong Wu  1 , Qiqi Cai  1 , Wenwei Xin  1
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Effect of hydrocortisone on the 28-day mortality of patients with septic acute kidney injury

Pan Ying et al. Ren Fail. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of hydrocortisone in patients with septic acute kidney injury (SAKI).Methods: This retrospective cohort study consisted of all consecutive patients with SAKI who were admitted to the Taizhou First People's Hospital from March 2016 to February 2018. The patients who were treated with usual care including antibiotics, fluid resuscitation, and blood glucose control were regarded as the control group, and those received add-on hydrocortisone by the clinicians' discretion was considered in the intervention group. Hydrocortisone was administered as a 50 mg intravenous bolus every six hours for seven days. To adjust the potential baseline differences between the hydrocortisone and control groups, a 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to identify a matched control subject for each patient in the hydrocortisone group.Results: In the propensity-matched cohort, the 28-day mortality was significantly lower for patients in the hydrocortisone group (p = .04). Both Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores were significantly lower at day 7 in the hydrocortisone group (both p < .01). Serum IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α concentrations significantly decreased for hydrocortisone group at day 7 (all p < .01). The levels of serum creatinine (SCr), Cystatin C (CysC), and procalcitonin (PCT) were significantly lower, while the levels of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urine volume were significantly higher for hydrocortisone group at day 7 (all p < .01).Conclusions: Glucocorticoid supplementation may improve renal function and reduce the 28-day mortality of patients with SAKI.

Keywords: Hydrocortisone; acute kidney injury; mortality; sepsis.

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The survival curves of patients in the hydrocortisone group and control group.
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The APACHE II (A) and SOFA scores (B) of patients in the hydrocortisone group and control group at day 7. APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
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