Open AccessRenal Replacement Therapy in Patients With Stage IV Cancer Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With Acute Kidney Injury at a Comprehensive Cancer Center Was Not Associated With Survival
Author(s) -
Ala Abudayyeh,
Juhee Song,
Maen Abdelrahim,
Ibrahim Dahbour,
Valda D. Page,
Shouhao Zhou,
Chan Shen,
Bo Zhao,
Rima Pai,
Jaya AmaramDavila,
Joanna Grace M. Manzano,
Marina George,
Sriram Yennurajalingam,
Sreedhar Mandayam,
Joseph L. Nates,
Alvin H. Moss
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of hospice and palliative care/the american journal of hospice and palliative care (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-2715
pISSN - 1049-9091
DOI - 10.1177/1049909120902115
Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , acute kidney injury , intensive care unit , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , center (category theory) , intensive care medicine , kidney cancer , oncology , paleontology , chemistry , biology , crystallography
In patients with advanced cancer, prolongation of life with treatment often incurs substantial emotional and financial expense. Among hospitalized patients with cancer since acute kidney injury (AKI) is known to be associated with much higher odds for hospital mortality, we investigated whether renal replacement therapy (RRT) use in the intensive care unit (ICU) was a significant independent predictor of worse outcomes.