1. Rhabdomyolysis cases and acute kidney injury: a 10-year experience at a regional tertiary centre.
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Choy, Kay Hau, McVeigh, Michael, Holgate, Samuel, Delmenico, Leighton, and Friedman, N. Deborah
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ACUTE kidney failure ,BIOMARKERS ,STATISTICAL correlation ,CREATINE kinase ,DEATH ,HEALTH facilities ,LENGTH of stay in hospitals ,KIDNEY function tests ,MYOGLOBIN ,REGIONAL medical programs ,RHABDOMYOLYSIS ,THERAPEUTICS ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,DISEASE incidence ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,ELECTRONIC health records ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,TERTIARY care ,RENAL replacement therapy ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
Objectives Rhabdomyolysis is defined as a clinical syndrome due to skeletal muscle injury resulting in the release of muscular cell constituents into the circulation. There is a varied spectrum of severity of rhabdomyolysis. The purpose of this study was to analyse the incidence, aetiologies, biochemical variables and complications in patients with rhabdomyolysis at a regional tertiary hospital over a 10-year period. Methods A retrospective review of patients from May 2006 to May 2016 with a diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was undertaken. An episode of rhabdomyolysis was defined as acute elevation of serum creatine kinase (CK) value greater than five times the upper limit of normal (>1000U/L). Data extracted included: patient demographics, aetiology of rhabdomyolysis, peak serum CK, renal function, use of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) and death. Results Of the 631 patients identified, 248 were excluded based on: a diagnosis of myocardial or cerebral infarction; serum CK levels not meeting the criteria for rhabdomyolysis; and duplicated or inadequate data from medical records. A total of 383 patients, 220 males and 163 females, of median age 71 years, were analysed. The leading cause of rhabdomyolysis was prolonged immobility (71.5%). 194 patients (50.7%) developed an acute kidney injury (AKI), 9.9% required KRT, and 7.6% died. Conclusion In this 10-year review of 383 cases of rhabdomyolysis, the most common cause was prolonged immobility, rhabdomyolysis was more common among males, and half of the patients developed an AKI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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