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Effects of serum uric acid on estimated GFR in cardiac surgery patients: a pilot study

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Ejaz, A. Ahsan
Alquadan, Kawther F.
Dass, Bhagwan
Shimada, Michiko
Johnson, Richard J.

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Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of serum uric acid (SUA) on acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods: Prospectively collected data from a previous study were analyzed to investigate the relationship between SUA and AKI as assessed by neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), serum creatinine (SCr) and kinetic estimated glomerular filtration rate (KeGFR). Results: Patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery (n = 37) were included. SUA was measured at postoperative 1 h. Statistically significant correlations were present between SUA and NGAL measured at postoperative 1 h (r = 0.39, p = 0.008), 6 h (r = 0.31, p = 0.029) and 24 h (r = 0.31, p < 0.001), respectively. Significant correlations were also noted between SUA and SCr measured on postoperative day 1 (r = 0.41, p = 0.006), day 2 (r = 0.29, p = 0.042) and day 3 (r = 0.42, p = 0.009). Negative correlations were demonstrated between SUA and day 1 (r = -0.44, p = 0.007), day 2 (r = -0.43, p = 0.007), day 3 (r = -0.44, p = 0.006 and day 4 KeGFR (r = -0.35, p = 0.035). The inverse relationship of SUA and KeGFR was also demonstrated with a different method (Jelliffe) of measurement. Conclusions: A reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can lead to a rise in SUA. However, in this study, we are able to show that SUA at 1 h (maximal dilution time) effectively predicts subsequent changes in urinary NGAL, SCr, KeGFR, and the development of AKI. Thus, these findings suggest that uric acid precedes and predicts acute changes in renal function and cannot be ascribed to a simple relationship in which a reduced GFR raises SUA.

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Karger Publishers

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Urology, Nephrology

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American Journal of Nephrology

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10.1159/000443283

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