Live donor nephrectomy (LDN) is a unique surgical challenge where surgery is performed on healthy individuals. It is of great importance to keep the morbidity of donors as low as possible, as well as harvesting a kidney in optimal condition. Lowering morbidity is the motive for introducing the endoscopic technique in LDN. Oliguria and impaired kidney function can, however, be seen during pneumoperitoneum and endoscopic LDN have been criticized for not yet being proven safe enough. The aims of this study were to investigate the changes in renal function during elevated intraabdominal pressure (IAP) in donors and rats and to evaluate donor morbidity and safety of the new endoscopic techniques compared to the open LDN. In two studies, a rat model was used. It was found that elevation of IAP diminished glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Cardiac output (CO) and renal blood flow decreased as well. Elevation of IAP activates the renin system and aldosterone was increased. Acute angiotensin II receptor 1 blockade (candesartan) treatment lowered blood pressure significantly and impaired renal function during elevated IAP. Volume expansion prior to, and during, pneumoperitoneum reduces the deleterious effects on renal function. Three studies on kidney live donors show that traditional laparoscopic surgery (TLS) takes longer time to perform than open LDN. Hand-assistance facilitates the operation and increases the safety margin as well as shortens the operation by 27% compared to TLS. Evaluation of a hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopy (HARS), performed for the first time ever in Uppsala 2001, show that the operation is short and safe, the donors experience little pain and the renal function is favourable compared to open surgery, TLS and hand-assisted transperitoneal laparoscopic approaches. In conclusion, the results indicate that elevated IAP decreases GFR due to decreased CO and activation of the RAAS, which can be avoided with adequate hydration. Endoscopy can be facilitated if hand-assistance is applied and in particular hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy shows advantages for the donor.

Diabetic nephropathy is the main cause for initiation of renal replacement therapy and early symptoms in patients include increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), decreased oxygen tension and albuminuria, followed by a progressive decline in GFR and loss of kidney function. Experimental models of diabetes display increased GFR, decreased tissue oxygenation and nitric oxide bioavailability. These findings are likely to be intertwined in a mechanistic pathway to kidney damage and this thesis investigated their roles in the development of diabetic nephropathy. In vivo, diabetes-induced oxidative stress stimulates renal tubular Na+ transport and in vitro, proximal tubular cells from diabetic rats display increased transport-dependent oxygen consumption, demonstrating mechanisms contributing to decreased kidney oxygenation. In control animals, endogenous adenosine reduces vascular resistance of the efferent arteriole via adenosine A2-receptors resulting in reduced filtration fraction. However, in diabetes, adenosine A2-signalling is dysfunctional resulting in increased GFR via increased filtration fraction. This is caused by reduced adenosine A2a receptor-mediated vasodilation of efferent arterioles. The lack of adenosine-signaling in diabetes is likely due to reduced local adenosine concentration since adenosine A2a receptor activation reduced GFR only in diabetic animals by efferent arteriolar vasodilation. Furthermore, sub-optimal insulin treatment also alleviates increased filtration pressure in diabetes. However, this does not affect GFR due to a simultaneously induction of renal-blood flow dependent regulation of GFR by increasing the filtration coefficient. In diabetes, there is decreased bioavailability of nitric oxide, resulting in alterations that may contribute to diabetes-induced hyperfiltration and decreased oxygenation. Interestingly, increased plasma concentration of l-arginine, the substrate for nitric oxide production, prevents the development of increased GFR and proteinuria, but not increased oxygen consumption leading to sustained intra-renal hypoxia in diabetes. This thesis concludes that antioxidant treatment directed towards the NADPH oxidase as well maneuvers to promote nitric oxide production is beneficial in diabetic kidneys but is targeting different pathways i.e. transport-dependent oxygen consumption in the proximal tubule by NADPH oxidase inhibition and intra-renal hemodynamics after increased plasma l-arginine. Also, the involvement and importance of efferent arteriolar resistance in the development of diabetes-induced hyperfiltration via reduced adenosine A2a signaling is highlighted.

Patients with chronic kidney disease are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The complex, interaction between the kidney and the cardiovascular system is incompletely understood, particularly at the early stages of the cardiovascular continuum. The overall aim of this thesis was to clarify novel aspects of the interplay between the kidney and the cardiovascular system at different stages of the cardiovascular continuum; from risk factors such as insulin resistance, inflammation and oxidative stress, via sub-clinical cardiovascular damage such as endothelial dysfunction and left ventricular dysfunction, to overt cardiovascular death. This thesis is based on two community-based cohorts of elderly, Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM) and Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS). The first study, show that higher insulin sensitivity, measured with euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp technique was associated to improve estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in participants with normal fasting plasma glucose, normal glucose tolerance and normal eGFR. In longitudinal analyses, higher insulin sensitivity at baseline was associated with lower risk of impaired renal function during follow-up. In the second study, eGFR was inversely associated with different inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, serum amyloid A) and positively associated with a marker of oxidative stress (urinary F2-isoprostanes). In line with this, the urinary albumin/creatinine ratio was positively associated with these inflammatory markers, and negatively associated with oxidative stress. In study three, higher eGFR was associated with better endothelial function as assessed by the invasive forearm model. Further, in study four, higher eGFR was significantly associated with higher left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction). The 5th study of the thesis shows that higher urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) and lower eGFR was independently associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality. Analyses of global model fit, discrimination, calibration, and reclassification suggest that UAER and eGFR add relevant prognostic information beyond established cardiovascular risk factors in participants without prevalent cardiovascular disease. Conclusion: this thesis show that the interaction between the kidney and the cardiovascular system plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease and that this interplay begins at an early asymptomatic stage of the disease process.

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Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2005. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

INTRODUÇÃO: A hipertensão renovascular (HRV) decorrente da estenose de artéria renal (EAR) é uma patologia potencialmente curável, mas os benefícios da revascularização não são alcançados por todos porque selecionar pacientes com base nos critérios clínicos ou angiográficos pode não ser suficiente para se obter o sucesso clínico. Existe um grande interesse em se desenvolver exames para detectar a presença de EAR e avaliar seu significado funcional. OBJETIVOS: avaliar se a redução da Taxa de Filtração Glomerular (TFG) medida com EDTA-51Cr após o uso de captopril consegue diferenciar pacientes hipertensos com EAR daqueles sem estenose da artéria e avaliar se existe correlação entre as variações da TFG e a evolução de pacientes submetidos a diferentes tratamentos. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados 41 pacientes com hipertensão arterial de difícil controle que foram divididos em dois grupos: GP: 21 pacientes com EAR e GH: 20 pacientes sem EAR. Os pacientes foram submetidos à medida de TFG com EDTA-51Cr pré e após a administração do captopril. Os pacientes do GP realizaram simultaneamente cintilografia com DMSA-99mTc para avaliação da função renal diferencial. Os pacientes com estenose de artéria renal foram subdivididos de acordo com o tratamento recebido: clínico (GP-CL) ou por intervenção (GP-I). As medidas das TFGs antes e após o captopril foram comparadas entre os grupos. Foi também, investigado se a relação pré/pós captopril tinha correlação com a resposta clínica dos pacientes. RESULTADOS: a média da TFG (ml/min./1,73m2) no total de pacientes estudados, foi de 56,7±26,5 na fase pré-captopril e 47,0±24,4 após o captopril. A modificação da TFG determinada pelo captopril,foi avaliada pela relação da filtração glomerular pré/pós-captopril. A média da relação TFG pré/pós-captopril foi 1,36 ±0,54 no grupo total de pacientes e quando foi feita a comparação entre a TFG pré e pós-captopril, houve uma redução significativa (p= 0,016). O GH mostrou relação média da TFG pré/pós-captopril de 1,13, valor significativamente menor que o GP que teve a relação média de 1,57 (p= 0,007). Quando foi avaliada a variação da TFG após o captopril nos dois grupos não foi observada diferença estatisticamente significativa no GH (p=0,68), mas observou-se diferença significativa no GP (p<0,001). No total, 15 pacientes apresentaram melhora dos seus níveis pressóricos, sendo oito do grupo de intervenção e sete do grupo clinico, não havendo diferença estatisticamente significativa em relação à melhora clínica entre os dois grupos (p=0,36). Quando comparamos os pacientes com e sem melhora clínica não se observou diferença significativa na TFG basal (p=0,09) ou na relação TFG pré/pós-captopril (p=0,74). A função renal diferencial obtida pelo DMSA-99mTc pré e pós captopril não mostrou diferença estatisticamente significativa nos rins com e sem estenose, (p=0.09). CONCLUSÃO: O captopril acarreta uma redução significativa da TFG e esta redução é mais acentuada em pacientes com EAR, mas não houve correlação entre as mediadas da TFG e a evolução clínica dos pacientes / INTRODUCTION: Renovascular hypertension (RVH) resulting from renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a potential curable pathology, but the revascularization benefits are not reached among all patients because selecting patients on the basis of clinical and angiographic criteria may not be sufficient to achieve clinical success. There has been increasing interest in developing screening tests capable of accurately detecting the presence of RAS and also of evaluating its functional consequences PURPOSE: the purpose of this study was to evaluate if captopril induced changes in 51Cr-EDTA clearance could be used to differentiate between hypertensive patients with and without renal artery stenosis and to investigate if there was a correlation between these changes and patients clinical response to therapy. METHODS: 41 patients with poor-controlled severe hypertension were studied. Patients were divided into two groups: GP=patients with renal artery stenosis (n=21), and GH=patients without renal artery stenosis (n=20). They were submitted to a Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) measurement with EDTA-51Cr pre and post captopril administration. The GP patients were submitted simultaneously to 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphies to estimate individual renal function. GP patients were further subdivided according to the treatment strategy: optimization of clinical treatment (GP-Cl) and interventional procedures (GP-I). The GFRs before and after captopril administration were compared between the groups. It was also investigated if baseline to post-captopril GFR ratio had a correlation to clinical response of patients. RESULTS: The GFR average (ml/min./1,73m2) on the total patients, was 56,7±26,5 on pre-captopril phase and 47,0±24,4 post captopril. The GFR alteration determinated by captopril was evaluated by Baseline/post-captopril GFR ratio. Baseline/post-captopril GFR mean ratio was 1,36 in total patients and the GFR had a significant decrease after captopril administration (p value 0.016). Baseline/post-captopril GFR mean ratio in GH was 1.13, value significantly lower than the GP which had the average relation of 1,57 (p= 0,007). When GFR pre and post-captopril was compared among the two groups separately, there was no significantly difference on the GH (p=0,68), but a expressive difference was observed on GP (p<0,001). 15 patients had a clinical response to the treatment. Clinical response was observed in 8/10 patients from GP-I and 7/11 from GP-Cl and there was not observed a significantly difference between the two groups (p=0,36). Comparing the groups with or without clinical improvement there was not a significantly difference on the GRF baseline (p=0,09) or on or baseline/post-captopril ratio (p=0,74). When evaluating the differential renal function obtained by pre and post-captopril DMSA-99mTc, significantly difference was not observed (p=0.09) for the kidneys with or without stenosis. CONCLUSION: captopril induced a decrease in GFR of hypertensive patients and it is more pronounced in patients with renal artery stenosis, but no correlation was observed between captopril induced decrease in GFR and clinical response of patients submitted to interventional or clinical treatment

Submitted by Cássia Santos (cassia.bcufg@gmail.com) on 2015-01-30T10:30:43Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Dissertacao - Victoria Araujo Ganzaroli Amador - Nutricao - 2014.pdf: 1063435 bytes, checksum: b8e4c4199661a67af87da230149f1de2 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-01-30T12:16:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Dissertacao - Victoria Araujo Ganzaroli Amador - Nutricao - 2014.pdf: 1063435 bytes, checksum: b8e4c4199661a67af87da230149f1de2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-01-30T12:16:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Dissertacao - Victoria Araujo Ganzaroli Amador - Nutricao - 2014.pdf: 1063435 bytes, checksum: b8e4c4199661a67af87da230149f1de2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-31 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG / Weight excess is one of the risk factors of chronic kidney disease, so it is important to evaluate the nutritional status of population with renal function markers to monitor and prevent the increase of renal failure. The aims of this study was to evaluate the association of nutritional status indicators and renal function markers in adults and seniors. It is a cross-sectional study with 279 adults and seniors assisted by eight primary healthcare units from east Goiânia. Data were collected utilizing a standard questionnaire which included sociodemographic, life style and clinical information. Body mass index and waist circumference were taken for nutritional status evaluation; chronic kidney disease was defined as an glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 mL/min/1,73m²; microalbuminury were considerated with albumin/creatinine ratio righer than 30mg/g.Chronic kidney disease was prevalent in 8.9% and microalbuminuria in 34.8%. The prevalence of overweight was 57%. Waist circumference and body mass index had a positive association with the glomerular filtration rate, characterized as glomerular hyperfiltration. Microalbuminuria had a positive association with body mass index in women. There were a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease and overweight in the studied population. The overweight had a positive association with the glomerular filtration rate. Body mass index should be often used as it is a cheap and efficient anthropometric measurement method and is an early detection indicator of renal function in population / O excesso de peso é um dos fatores de risco para doença renal crônica e com isso, torna-se importante a avaliação nutricional da população associada à avaliação de marcadores de função renal a fim de monitorar e controlar o aumento da prevalência de insuficiência renal. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a associação entre indicadores do estado nutricional e marcadores da função renal em adultos e idosos. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 279 adultos e idosos atendidos por oito Unidades de Atenção Básica à Saúde da Família da Região Leste de Goiânia, por meio de visitas domiciliares. Foram coletados dados socioeconômicos, de estilo de vida e clínicosutilizando-se questionário padronizado. Para avaliação do estado nutricional foi considerado o Índice de Massa Corporal e circunferência da cintura.Para o diagnóstico de doença renal crônica foi considerada uma taxa de filtração glomerular <60 mL/min/1,73m² e para detecção de presença de microalbuminúria foi considerada a relação albumina/creatinina urinária > 30mg/g. A prevalência de doença renal crônica encontrada foi de 8,9%, enquanto que de albuminúria foi de 34,8%. O excesso de peso foi detectado em 57% da população. Houve associação significativa do índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura com a taxa de filtração glomerular, caracterizando um quadro de hiperfiltração glomerular. Quanto à albuminúria, a associação foi encontrada somente para o índice de massa corporal aumentado em mulheres. A amostra apresentou alta prevalência de doença renal crônica e excesso de peso, sendo que os indicadores antropométricos apresentaram associação positiva com a taxa de filtração glomerular. Com isso, sugere-se que o índice de massa corporal, um método barato e de fácil aplicabilidade, seja usado como indicador precoce para detecção de alterações na função renal em grupos de risco para doença renal crônica.

Submitted by Franciele Moreira (francielemoreyra@gmail.com) on 2017-09-15T14:51:40Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Luciana da Ressurreição Santos - 2017.pdf: 1250669 bytes, checksum: cd822e50314930eb83220ce9b0812cc6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-09-15T15:02:09Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Luciana da Ressurreição Santos - 2017.pdf: 1250669 bytes, checksum: cd822e50314930eb83220ce9b0812cc6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-15T15:02:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Luciana da Ressurreição Santos - 2017.pdf: 1250669 bytes, checksum: cd822e50314930eb83220ce9b0812cc6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-03 / Objective: Identify the association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and Blood Pressure (BP) control in hypertensive patients. Methods: Longitudinal descriptive and retrospective study conducted at the Federal University of Goias Clinics Hospital Hypertension League. Inclusion criteria: hypertensive patients older than 18 years, both males and females with at least one year of follow-up. Exclusion: secondary hypertension, diabetes, pregnant women, hematuria, proteinuria > 1g/24h or > 2+ (100-300mg/dL) and cilindruria. The study was approved by the Ethics Research Committee of the Clinics Hospital at Federal University of Goias. Medical charts review collected data on clinical history, sociodemographic, BP, serum creatinine from the first and last visit (2015) to the service. After the initial data collection two groups were determined: controlled hypertensives (BP<140/90mmHg) and uncontrolled hypertensives (BP≥140/90 mmHg). Variables: age, sex, Overweight/obesity, race (white, black), physical activity (regular, irregular and absent), smoking (smoker, nonsmoker and former smoker), BP, former personal and family history of cardiovascular and renal disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to analyze the distribution of normality of the continuous variables; for the comparison of means the Student's T-test for related samples or Mann-Whitney U was applied. The Pearson chi-square test or Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze association between categorical variables. For all tests the significance level of 5% and 95% confidence interval were considered. Results: 164 patients participated in the study, 45 in the controlled hypertensive group and 119 in the uncontrolled group. The mean patients age was 64.14 years, with predominance of women. There was no difference between races. Patients with overweight were the majority, with no changes over time. Former smokers and non-smokers were also the majority. Sedentary lifestyle was more evident in women. There was eGFR reduction in all patients, with no differences in relation to BP control. Data analysis considering the group with CKD and controlled BP x CKD and uncontrolled BP showed no statistically significant difference in relation to age, sex, race, BMI, blood pressure, physical activity and initial creatinine. Follow-up of patients with CKD and controlled BP was higher. Most patients were in early CKD stages. Conclusion: Hypertension time was more important to the establishment of CKD than BP control in the study. There is a high prevalence of patients in early CKD stages, seen by serum creatinine measurements. It is necessary to review blood pressure goals in order to obtain nephroprotection in patients at risk. / Objetivo: Identificar a associação entre Doença Renal Crônica (DRC) e controle de Pressão Arterial (PA) em pacientes portadores de hipertensão arterial (HA). Material e Método: Estudo longitudinal, descritivo e retrospectivo realizado na Liga de Hipertensão Arterial (LHA) do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Critérios de inclusão: pacientes com HA maiores que 18 anos de idade, de ambos os sexos com seguimento na LHA há pelo menos um ano. Excluídos: pacientes com HA secundária, diabéticos, gestantes, com hematúria, com proteinúria > 1g/24h ou > 2+ (100-300mg/dL) no exame simples de urina e cilindrúria. Estudo aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Hospital das Clínicas da UFG. Realizada revisão de prontuário, com coleta de dados da história clínica, dados sócio-demográficos, valores de PA, resultados de creatinina sérica da primeira consulta na LHA e da última consulta médica em 2015. Após coleta de dados dois grupos foram formados de acordo com o controle da PA em 2015: pacientes hipertensos controlados com PA < 140x90mmHg e pacientes hipertensos não controlados com PA ≥ 140x90mmHg. Variáveis: idade, sexo, sobrepeso/obesidade, raça (branco, não branco), atividade física (regular, irregular e ausente), tabagismo (tabagista, ex-tabagista e não tabagista), medidas de PA, história pregressa pessoal e familiar de doença cardiovascular e renal, taxa de filtração glomerular estimada (TFGe). As variáveis numéricas são apresentadas em média (± desvio padrão). Foi utilizado o teste de Shapiro-Wilk para análise da distribuição de normalidade das variáveis contínuas; para a comparação de médias foi aplicado o teste T-Student para amostras relacionadas ou U de Mann-Whitney. O teste de qui-quadrado de Pearson ou Análise de Variância (ANOVA) foram utilizados para analisar associação entre variáveis categóricas. Para todos os testes foi considerado o nível de significância de 5% e intervalo de confiança de 95%. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 164 pacientes, sendo 119 com PA não controlada e 45 com PA controlada. A idade média dos pacientes foi 64,14 anos, com predomínio de mulheres. Não houve diferença entre raças. Pacientes com excesso de peso predominaram, sem mudanças ao longo do tempo. Predominaram ex-tabagistas e não tabagistas. Sedentarismo foi mais evidente em mulheres. Houve redução da TFGe em todos os pacientes, mas sem diferença em relação ao controle da PA. A análise dos dados considerando o grupo com DRC e PA controlada e DRC e PA não controlada não mostrou diferença estatisticamente significativa em relação à idade, sexo, raça, pressão arterial, IMC, atividade física e creatinina inicial. O tempo de seguimento dos pacientes não controlados e com DRC foi maior. Predominaram pacientes em categorias iniciais de DRC. Conclusão: O tempo de HA foi mais importante para o estabelecimento de DRC que o controle da PA no estudo. Há alta prevalência de pacientes em categorias iniciais da DRC, visto com a medida de creatinina sérica. É necessário rever as metas pressóricas a fim de se obter nefroproteção em pacientes de risco.

A ventilação mecânica (VM) tem sido recentemente associada ao desenvolvimento de falências orgânicas distais, como um fator contribuinte para a falência renal em pacientes com trauma e fator de risco para diálise e mortalidade em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI). A estratégia ventilatória adotada pode influenciar estes efeitos. O objetivo do presente estudo é explorar a hipótese de que a estratégia de ventilação mecânica adotada pode influenciar na função renal. Delineamento: Randomizado, investigação animal experimental. Casuística: Ratos machos Wistar, anestesiados, paralisados e ventilados mecanicamente. Intervenção: Dois grupos com seis animais cada foram randomizados para receberem ventilação mecânica com volume corrente (VT) de 8ml/kg (VT8) ou 27ml/kg (VT27). Os parâmetros ajustados para grupo foram: a) VT 8ml/kg; Freqüência respiratória (FR) 60±7 rpm; pressão positiva expiratória final (PEEP) 3 cmH2O; Pico de pressão inspiratória (Pwap) 11.8±2 cmH2O; Pressão média de vias aéreas (Pawm) 6,33±0,22 e b) VT 27ml/kg; FR 30±5 rpm; PEEP 0 cmH2O; Pwap 22.7±4 cmH2O; Pawm 6,50±0,22. Mensurações e Resultados: O grupo VT27 apresentou redução significativa no clearance de inulina após 60 minutos de VM, indicando insuficiência renal aguda (0.6±0.05 ml/min/100g de peso corporal (PC)), e ainda mais acentuada após 90 minutos de VM (0.45±0.05 ml/min/100g de PC) comparada aos valores basais (0.95±0.07 ml/min/100g de PC), p<0.001. Nenhum dos dois grupos sofreram variações significativas em relação as variáveis hemodinâmicas e gasométricas. Conclusões: Observamos que o ritmo de filtração glomerular (RFG) mensurado pelo clearance de inulina é afetado pela estratégia de volume corrente empregado após 60 minutos de VM com 27ml/kg e caindo a valores mais baixo após 90 minutos de VM / Mechanical Ventilation (MV) has been recently associated with development of distal organ failure and it is also a contributor factor for renal failure in trauma patients, and risk factor for dialysis and mortality rate in intensive care unit. The ventilatory strategy adopted might be influenced this effect. The aim of the present study was to explore the hypothesis that mechanical ventilatory strategy may contribute to decreased renal function. Design: Randomized animal laboratory investigation. Subjects: Anesthetized, paralyzed, and mechanically ventilated male Wistar rats. Interventions: Two groups of six rats each were randomized to receive tidal volume of either 8ml/kg or 27 ml/kg. Ventilation strategies for the two groups were as follows: a) 8ml/kg; frequency 60±7 beats/min; positive endexpiratory pressure, 3.0 cm H2O; and peak inspiratory airway pressure (Pawp), 11.8±2 cm H2O; and b) 27ml/kg; frequency 30±5 beats/min; positive end-expiratory pressure, 0 cm H2O; and peak inspiratory airway pressure (Pawp), 22.7±4 cm H2O; Both groups with the same mean airway pressure (Pawm), 6,33±0,21 and 6,5±0,22, respectively. Measurements and main Results: Rats ventilated with high tidal volume (27ml/kg) presented significantly decreased inulin clearance after 60 minutes of mechanical ventilation, indicating acute renal insufficiency (0.6±0.05 ml/min/BW) in comparison with basal values (0.95±0.07 ml/min/BW), p<0.001. We observed decreased in inulin clearance in rats that received high tidal volume, after 60 minutes of ventilation and even more significant at 90 minutes of ventilation (0.45±0.05 ml/min/BW) compared with basal values. No inulin clearance alteration was observed in control ventilation group (0.8±0.05 ml/min/BW basal vs. 0.72±0.03 ml/min/BW 120 min of MV). Conclusion: We concluded that GFR is affected by different strategies of mechanical ventilation, and after 60 minutes of high tidal volume (27ml/kg) ventilation the renal function marked decreased, getting worse after 90 minutes

Introdução: a doença renal crônica constitui importante problema de saúde pública mundial. Contudo, pouco se sabe sobre suas características em nosso meio. Objetivo: identificar os fatores associados à doença renal crônica em pacientes internados em um hospital universitário. Método: foram selecionados, aleatoriamente, 386 pacientes que constituíram dois grupos: com e sem doença renal crônica. A doença renal crônica foi definida pela presença de diagnóstico médico ou antecedente pessoal. Os dados foram obtidos do prontuário do paciente. Foram comparados os grupos com e sem doença renal crônica e os hipertensos com e sem doença renal crônica, mediante as variáveis de estudo. Estimou-se a taxa de filtração glomerular (eTFG) dos pacientes sem doença renal a partir das equações Modification of Diet in Renal Disease abreviada (MDRD4) e Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI). Verificou-se a associação da eTFG <90 mL/min/1,73m², pela MDRD4, com dados biossociais e comorbidades. O nível de significância foi de p<0,05. Resultados: a amostra foi 50,5% homens, 64,4% brancos, 50,7% com companheiro e idade de 58,2±18,6 anos. Os pacientes com doença renal crônica se distinguiram daqueles sem a doença (p<0,05) em relação a: viverem com companheiro (59,8% vs 47,3%); idade mais elevada (65,8±15,6 vs 55,3±18,9 anos); menor frequência de fumantes (11,1% vs 29,7%); terem antecedente pessoal de hipertensão arterial (75,2% vs 46,3%), diabetes (49,5% vs 22,4%), dislipidemia (23,8% vs 14,9%), infarto agudo do miocárdio (14,3% vs 6,0%) e insuficiência cardíaca congestiva (18,1% vs 4,3%); evolução a óbito (12,4% vs 1,4%); e maior tempo de internação (11 (818) vs 9 (612) dias); além dos exames laboratoriais, exceto glicemia e perfil lipídico. A análise de regressão logística indicou associação independente da doença renal crônica com as seguintes variáveis (OR, odds ratio; IC, intervalo de confiança de 95%): idade (OR 1,019, IC 1,003-1,036); hipertensão arterial (OR 2,032, IC 1,128-3,660), diabetes (OR 2,097, IC 1,232-3,570) e insuficiência cardíaca congestiva (OR 2,665, IC 1,173-6,056). Os hipertensos com e sem doença renal crônica foram distintos (p<0,05) em relação a: possuíam companheiro (64,3% vs 50,7%); uso de maior número de medicamentos (4,0 (2,05,0) vs 2,0 (0,5 4,0)), não fumantes (9,9% vs 25%); terem antecedentes pessoais para diabetes (53,5% vs 36,4%) e insuficiência cardíaca congestiva (19,8% vs 7,0%); uso de medicamentos anti-hipertensivos (79,1% vs 66,4%,); tratamento com insulina (24,4% vs 7,0%); além dos exames laboratoriais, exceto glicemia, perfil lipídico e ácido úrico. Houve boa concordância da classificação da eTFG de pacientes sem doença renal crônica pelas equações MDRD4 e CKD-EPI (kappa 0,854). De acordo com a equação MDRD4, 54,4% tinham eTFG 90 mL/min/1,73m²; 37,7%, eTFG 60-89 mL/min/1,73m²; e 7,8%, eTFG <60 mL/min/1,73m². Pacientes com eTFG <90 mL/min/1,73m² se destacaram (p<0,05) por apresentar maior frequência de hipertensão arterial (63,3% vs 32,0%), diabetes (29,7% vs 16,3%) e dislipidemia (24,2% vs 7,2%) em relação a pacientes com eTFG 90 mL/min/1,73m². Conclusão: a doença renal crônica esteve associada a fatores de risco cardiovascular, em sua maioria, modificáveis. / Introduction: chronic kidney disease is an important public health problem worldwide. Nevertheless, little is known about its features in our setting. Objective: identify factors associated with chronic kidney disease among hospitalized patients in a university hospital. Method: 386 patients were randomly selected and divided in two groups: with and without chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease was defined by the presence of medical diagnosis or personal history. Data was acquired from medical records. Patients with and without chronic kidney disease, as well as hypertensive patients with and without chronic kidney disease, were compared with regard to the variables under study. Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of patients without chronic kidney disease was estimated using abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD4) and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations. The association between eTFG <90/mL/min/1,73m² and biosocial data and comorbidities was assessed. Significance level was p<0,05. Results: the study sample was 50,5% male, 64,4% white, 50,7% living with partner, and 58,2±18,6 years-old. Patients with chronic kidney disease differed (p<0,05) from patients without, regarding to: living with partner (59,8% vs 47,3%); older age (65,8±15,6 vs 55,3±18,9 years-old); no smokers (11,1% vs 29,7%); personal history of hypertension (75,2% vs 46,3%), diabetes (49,5% vs 22,4%), dyslipidemia (23,8% vs 14,9%), acute myocardial infarction (14,3% vs 6,0%) and congestive heart failure (18,1% vs 4,3%); occurrence of death (12,4% vs 1,4%); and length of hospitalization (11 (818) vs 9 (612) days), as well as laboratory tests, excepted blood glucose level and lipidemic profile. Logistic regression indicated independent association of chronic kidney disease for the following variables (OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval at 95%): age (OR 1,019, CI 1,003-1,036); hypertension (OR 2,032, CI 1,128-3,660), diabetes (OR 2,097, CI 1,232-3,570) and congestive heart failure (OR 2,665, CI 1,173-6,056). Hypertensive patients with and without chronic kidney disease were different (p<0,05) regarding to: living with partner (64,3% vs 50,7%); greater number of continuous-use medication (4,0 (2,05,0) vs 2,0 (0,5 4,0)); no smokers (9,9% vs 25%); personal history of diabetes (53,5% vs 36,4%) and congestive heart failure (19,8% vs 7,0%); use of antihypertensive drugs (79,1% vs 66,4%); insulin therapy (24,4% vs 7,0%); as well as laboratory tests, excepted blood glucose level, lipidemic profile and uric acid. Relevant agreement was shown between eGRF classification by MDRD4 and CKD-EPI equations for patients without kidney disease (kappa 0,854). According to MDRD4 equation, 54,4% had eGRF 90 mL/min/1,73m²; 37,7%, eGFR 60-89 mL/min/1,73m²; and 7,8%, eGFR <60 mL/min/1,73m². Patients with eGFR <90 mL/min/1,73m² stood out (p<0,05) from those with eGFR 90 mL/min/1,73m² as presenting higher frequencies of hypertension (63,3% vs 32,0%), diabetes (29,7% vs 16,3%) and dyslipidemia (24,2% vs 7,2%). Conclusion: chronic kidney disease showed association with cardiovascular risk factors, most of which modifiable.