| Acute Renal Failure in Cirrhotic Patients with Severe Sepsis: Value of Urinary Interleukin-18. | |
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common complication of liver cirrhosis and severe sepsis. Differentiating functional renal failure from acute tubular necrosis (ATN) has been difficult in this clinical setting. It has been shown urinary interleukin 18 (IL-18) can serve as a sensitive marker for ARF and ATN. This study was aimed to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic values of urinary IL-18 in ARF associated with liver cirrhosis and severe sepsis. METHODS: We prospectively evaluated the relationship between urinary IL-18 and clinical outcomes in 168 consecutive cirrhotic patients with severe sepsis. RESULTS: One hundred eight patients (64.3%) developed ARF at admission to ICU. ARF was associated with higher urinary IL-18 and impaired effective arterial volume. Renal failure was functional in 64 (59.2%), due to acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in 30 (27.7%), and mixed type in 14 (12.9%). Patients with ATN had significantly higher level of urinary IL-18, rates of vasopressor dependency, and hospital mortality than those with functional renal failure. By using the areas under receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve, urinary IL-18 demonstrated an excellent discriminative power (AUROC 0.882) for diagnosing tubular injury in those with ARF. Meanwhile, hospital survivors had significantly lower urinary and serum IL-18 levels, compared to non-survivors. In multivariate analysis, urinary IL-18, INR, and mean arterial pressure were independent factors to predict hospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Urinary IL-18 can serve as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in cirrhotic patients with severe sepsis. |
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Ming-Hung Tsai; Yung-Chang Chen; Chih-Wei Yang; Chang-Chi Jenq; Ji-Tseng Fang; Jau-Min Lien; Cheng-Chieh Hung; Hsu-Huei Weng; Cheng-Shyong Wu; Yun-Shing Peng; Chien-Heng Shen; Shui-Yi Tung; Ya-Chung Tian |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-4 |
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Title: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Volume: - ISSN: 1440-1746 ISO Abbreviation: J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8607909 Medline TA: J Gastroenterol Hepatol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. |
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Division of Digestive Therapeutic Endoscopy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. |
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