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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 61-68 |
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The Intensity of Renal Replacement Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Hongliang Wang1, Haitao Liu2, Yue Wang2, Hongshuang Tong2, Pulin Yu2, Shuangshuang Chen2, Guiyue Wang2, Miao Liu2, Yuhang Li2, Nana Guo2, Changsong Wang2, Kaijiang Yu2
1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
2 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Kaijiang Yu
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, No. 150, Haping Rd., Nangang District, Harbin 150081
China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_11_19
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Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication in critically ill patients. Patients who require renal replacement therapy (RRT) face a high mortality rate. Questions concerning the intensity of RRT in AKI patients led us to integrate direct and indirect evidence using a network meta-analysis to determine the optimal intensity and mode. Materials and Methods: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases from 1990 to 2017 that included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing different intensities of RRT to treat AKI in adults (18 years or older). Data regarding study characteristics, methods, and outcomes were extracted. We assessed the studies for eligibility, extracted the data, pooled the data, and used the GeMTC package in R to combine direct comparisons with indirect evidence. Results: Ten RCTs including 3354 participants were included in the network meta-analysis. The higher intensity continuous renal replacement treatment (CRRT) (to exceed 35 mL/kg/h) and the higher intensity IRRT (to exceed six times per week) both showed no statistical significance. Further analysis for higher intensity CRRT, lower intensity CRRT, higher intensity IRRT, and lower intensity IRRT also revealed no significance. Conclusions: This meta-analysis showed that increasing the intensity of CRRT to exceed 35 mL/kg/h and six times per week for intermittent RRT (IRRT) did not reduce mortality or the rate of dependence on dialysis among AKI patients.
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