Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapy in Intensive Care Units: A Five-Million Population-Based Study in the North-West of Italy - PubMed (original) (raw)

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doi: 10.1159/000471917. Epub 2017 Jul 1.

Marco Pozzato, Paola Inguaggiato, Cesare Guarena, Ernesto Turello, Massimo Manes, Paola David, Silvia Berutti, Valentina Consiglio, Alessandro Amore, Andrea Campo, Angela Marino, Mauro Berto, Paola Carpani, Giovanni Calabrese, Maurizio Gherzi, Emanuele Stramignoni, Guido Martina, Andrea Serra, Luciano Comune, Elisabetta Roscini, Antonio Marciello, Vincenzo Todini, Patrizia Vio, Oliviero Filiberti, Roberto Boero, Vincenzo Cantaluppi

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Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapy in Intensive Care Units: A Five-Million Population-Based Study in the North-West of Italy

Filippo Mariano et al. Blood Purif. 2017.

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Abstract

Background: Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a severe complication of drug administration with significant morbidity and mortality. So far no study in large population areas have examined the incidence, clinical profile and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI)-MALA patients admitted in intensive care units (ICUs) and treated by renal replacement therapy (MALA-RRT).

Methods: Retrospective analysis over a 6-year period (2010-2015) in Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions (5,305,940 inhabitants, 141,174 diabetics treated with metformin) of all MALA-RRT cases.

Results: One hundred and seventeen cases of AKI-MALA-RRT were observed (12.04/100,000 metformin treated diabetics, 1.45% of all RRT-ICU patients). Survival rate was 78.3%. The average duration of RRT was 4.0 days at mean dialysis effluent of 977 mL/kg/day. At admission most patients were dehydrated, and experienced shock and oliguria.

Conclusion: Our data showed that MALA-RRT is a common complication, needing more prevention. Adopted policy of early, extended, continuous and high efficiency dialysis could contribute to an observed high survival rate. Video Journal Club "Cappuccino with Claudio Ronco" at http://www.karger.com/?doi=471917.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Epidemiology; Intensive care units; Lactic acidosis; Metformin; Renal replacement therapy; Survival.

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