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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Efficacy of Renal Replacement Therapy for Rewarming of Patients in Severe Accidental Hypothermia-Systematic Review of the Literature.

Konrad Mendrala, Sylweriusz Kosiński, Paweł Podsiadło, Mathieu Pasquier, Peter Paal, Piotr Mazur, Tomasz Darocha

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Accidental hypothermia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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  2. Emergency care for avalanche buried patients - a narrative review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Konrad MendralaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Silesia, Medykow 14, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9019-0420
Sylweriusz KosińskiFaculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Michalowskiego 12, 31-126 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6680-4525
Paweł PodsiadłoInstitute of Medical Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Al. IX Wiekow Kielc 19A, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1069-2659
Mathieu PasquierEmergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, BH 09, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0042-5909
Peter PaalDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Kajetanerplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2939-4782
Piotr MazurDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4077-1232
Tomasz DarochaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Silesia, Medykow 14, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Jagiellonian University · PLMedical University of Silesia · PLJan Kochanowski University · PLParacelsus Medical University · ATUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRenal replacement therapy (RRT) can be used to rewarm patients in deep hypothermia. However, there is still no clear evidence for the effectiveness of RRT in this group of patients. This systematic review aims to summarize the rewarming rates during RRT in patients in severe hypothermia, below or equal to 32 °C.

methodsThis systematic review was registered in the PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (identifier CRD42021232821). We searched Embase, Medline, and Cochrane databases using the keywords hypothermia, renal replacement therapy, hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration, and their abbreviations. The search included only articles in English with no time limit, up until 30 June 2021.

resultsFrom the 795 revised articles, 18 studies including 21 patients, were selected for the final assessment and data extraction. The mean rate of rewarming calculated for all studies combined was 1.9 °C/h (95% CI 1.5-2.3) and did not differ between continuous (2.0 °C/h; 95% CI 0.9-3.0) and intermittent (1.9 °C/h; 95% CI 1.5-2.3) methods (

conclusionsBased on the reviewed literature, it is currently not possible to provide high-quality recommendations for RRT use in specific groups of patients in accidental hypothermia. While RRT appears to be a viable rewarming strategy, the choice of rewarming method should always be determined by the specific clinical circumstances, the available resources, and the current resuscitation guidelines.

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HypothermiaHumansRenal DialysisRewarmingTime Factorshypothermiarenal replacement therapyrewarming

Identifiers

PMID34574562
PMCPMC8467292
OpenAlexW3200407112

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