Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Kidney function and survival in dogs with acute kidney injury
By Brown, N et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine·2015·Animal Referral Hospital, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Glomerular filtration rate, urine production, and fractional clearance of electrolytes in acute kidney injury in dogs and their association with survival.
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Plain-English summary
A group of ten dogs with acute kidney injury (AKI) was monitored to see how their kidney function changed over time and how it related to their chances of survival. Out of the ten dogs, four survived while six did not. The surviving dogs showed improvements in their kidney function, including increased urine production and better filtration rates, while the nonsurviving dogs did not show these improvements. The study suggests that monitoring certain markers, like sodium clearance, can help veterinarians assess how well a dog's kidneys are recovering.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in dogs. Few studies have assessed sequential changes in indices of kidney function in dogs with naturally occurring AKI. OBJECTIVE: To document sequential changes of conventional indices of renal function, to better define the course of AKI, and to identify a candidate marker for recovery. ANIMALS: Ten dogs with AKI. METHODS: Dogs were prospectively enrolled and divided into surviving and nonsurviving dogs. Urine production was measured with a closed system for 7 days. One and 24-hour urinary clearances were performed daily to estimate solute excretion and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Solute excretion was calculated as an excretion ratio (ER) and fractional clearance (FC) based on both the 1- and 24-hour urine collections. RESULTS: Four dogs survived and 6 died. At presentation, GFR was not significantly different between the outcome groups, but significantly (P = .03) increased over time in the surviving, but not in the nonsurviving dogs. Fractional clearance of Na decreased significantly over time (20.2-9.4%, P < .0001) in the surviving, but not in the nonsurviving dogs. The ER and FC of solutes were highly correlated (r, 0.70-0.95). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPACT: Excretion ratio might be used in the clinical setting as a surrogate marker to follow trends in solute excretion. Increased GFR, urine production, and decreased FC of Na were markers of renal recovery. The FC of Na is a simple, noninvasive, and cost-effective method that can be used to evaluate recovery of renal function.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25594609/