1. Impact of bedside ultrasound to reduce the incidence of acute renal injury in high-risk surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial.
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Ravetti, Cecilia Gómez, Vassallo, Paula Frizera, Ataíde, Thiago Bragança Lana Silveira, Bragança, Renan Detoffol, dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar Soares, Lima Bastos, Fabrício de, Rocha, Guilherme Carvalho, Muniz, Mateus Rocha, Borges, Isabela Nascimento, Marinho, Carolina Coimbra, and Nobre, Vandack
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Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether performing bedside ultrasound impacts the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the immediate postoperative period (POP) of high-risk surgery patients. Methods: POP patients were randomly assigned to two groups: (i) ultrasound (US) group, in which hemodynamic management was guided with clinical parameters supplemented with the bedside US findings; (ii) control group, hemodynamic management based solely on clinical parameters. Two exams were performed in the first 24 h of admission. Results: Fifty-one patients were randomized to the US group and 60 to the control group. There was no significant difference for incidence of AKI in both groups assessed 12 h (31.4% vs 35.0%, P = 0.84), 24 h (27.5% vs 23.3%, P = 0.66), or 7 days (17.6 vs 8.3%, P = 0.16) after surgery. No difference was found in the amounts of volume administered over the first 12 h (1000 [500–2000] vs. 1000 [500–1500], P = 0.72) and 24 h (1000 [0–1500] vs. 1000 [0–1500], P = 0.95) between the groups. Patients without AKI in the control group received higher amounts of volume during the ICU stay. Conclusion: The use of bedside US in the immediate postoperative period of high-risk surgery did not show benefits in reducing AKI incidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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