1. A Prospective Cohort Study of Acute Kidney Injury in Multi-stage Ultramarathon Runners: The Biochemistry in Endurance Runner Study (BIERS).
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Lipman, Grant S., Krabak, Brian J., Waite, Brandee L., Logan, Sarah B., Menon, Anil, and Chan, Garrett K
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ACUTE kidney failure , *ANTHROPOMETRY , *CREATININE , *EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research , *EXERCISE physiology , *FLUID therapy , *GLOMERULAR filtration rate , *LONGITUDINAL method , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *STATISTICS , *T-test (Statistics) , *EXTREME sports , *DATA analysis , *SPORTS events , *COOLDOWN , *BODY mass index , *LONG-distance running , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) during a multi-stage ultramarathon foot race. A prospective observational study was taken during the Gobi 2008; Sahara 2008; and Namibia 2009 RacingThePlanet 7-day, 6-stage, 150-mile foot ultramarathons. Blood was analyzed before, and immediately after stage 1 (25 miles), 3 (75 miles), and 5 (140 miles). Creatinine (Cr), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and incidence of AKI were calculated and defined by RIFLE criteria. Thirty participants (76% male, mean age 40 + 11 years) were enrolled. There were significant declines in GFR after each stage compared with the pre-race baseline (p < 0.001), with the majority of participants (55–80%) incurring AKI. The majority of study participants encountered significant renal impairment; however, no apparent cumulative effect was observed, with resolution of renal function to near baseline levels between stages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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