Early Acute Renal Injury and Brain Dead

Effect of aminophylline on renal function of brain injury patients with acute renal failure admitted to the intensive care unit

Introdution: Acute renal failure is a common complication in the brain injury patients. Released adenosine in injury can reduce renal glomerular filtration. Aminophylline is an inhibitor of releasing adenosine. So, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of intravenous aminophylline in renal function of brain-injured patients with acute renal failure admitted to the intensive care unit. Method...

Early initiation of renal replacement therapy in acute renal injury

Very early administration of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury.

BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Progesterone has been shown to improve neurologic outcome in multiple experimental models and two early-phase trials involving patients with TBI. METHODS We conducted a double-blind, multicenter clinical trial in which patients with severe, moderate-to-severe, or moderate acute TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale ...

No early respiratory benefit with CVVHDF in patients with acute renal failure and acute lung injury.

BACKGROUND There is debate as to whether, in patients with acute lung injury, continuous renal replacement therapy has beneficial effects on pulmonary gas exchange by mechanisms other than fluid removal. Because continuous renal replacement therapy is associated with potential morbidity and mortality, it seems unethical to perform a randomized trial in patients with acute lung injury without re...

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Renal Failure in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) on survival and relevant factors in patients who underwent CRRT after traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the laboratory, clinical, and radiological data of 29 patients who underwent CRRT among 1,190 TBI patients treated at our institution between Apri...