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. 2021 Dec;68(12):e29255.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.29255. Epub 2021 Jul 24.

Fluid overload and acute kidney injury in children with tumor lysis syndrome

Kayla Flood  1 , Jacob Rozmus  2 , Peter Skippen  3 , Douglas G Matsell  1 , Cherry Mammen  1
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Fluid overload and acute kidney injury in children with tumor lysis syndrome

Kayla Flood et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Aim: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a common oncologic emergency among patients with pediatric hematologic malignancies. The mainstay of TLS management is aggressive intravenous hydration. However, the epidemiology of fluid overload (FO) and acute kidney injury (AKI) in this population is understudied. In this study, we aimed to describe the incidence, severity, and complications of FO and AKI among pediatric patients with TLS.

Methods: We completed a single-center retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients with a new diagnosis of hematologic malignancy over a 10-year period. Patients with TLS were analyzed in two groups based on the severity of AKI and FO. Charts were reviewed for complications associated with AKI and FO including hypoxemia, mechanical ventilation, hyponatremia, pulmonary edema, pediatric intensive care (PICU) admission, and need for renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Results: We analyzed 56 patients with TLS for FO and AKI. We found severe FO (≥10%) occurred in 35.7% (n = 20). PICU admission occurred in 35% of patients with severe FO compared to 8.3% in those with mild/moderate FO <10% (p = .013). Complications of hypoxemia (30% vs. 5.6%, p = .012) and pulmonary edema (25% vs. 2.8%, p = .010) were more common among those with severe FO. AKI occurred in 37.5% (n = 21) patients and resulted in a significant increase in PICU admission and requirement for RRT (p = .001 and <.001, respectively).

Conclusion: Our results show FO and AKI are common, and often unrecognized complications of TLS associated with increased morbidity. Prospective, multicenter studies are needed to further dissect the burden of FO and AKI within this vulnerable population.

Keywords: acute kidney injury; fluid overload; leukemia; lymphoma; tumor lysis syndrome.

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