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Observational studyCritical care (London, England)2025

Spontaneous diuresis in combination with furosemide stress test (SD-FST) as predictor for successful liberation from kidney replacement therapy: a prospective observational study.

Lorenz Weidhase, Stephanie Wille, Helene Foede, Fanny Gilch, Meinhard Mende, Christina Scharf-Janßen, Sirak Petros, Jonathan de Fallois

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Lorenz Weidhase *Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. lorenz.weidhase@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Stephanie Wille *Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Helene FoedeMedical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Fanny GilchMedical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Meinhard MendeInstitute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Christina Scharf-JanßenDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Sirak PetrosMedical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Jonathan de FalloisMedical Department III, Division of Nephrology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

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Abstract

backgroundThe optimal time for initiating kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in acute kidney injury (AKI) has been extensively studied in recent years. In contrast, there are currently insufficient data on the best time to discontinue KRT. One diagnostic option to unmask tubular reserve and indirectly estimate the glomerular filtration rate is the furosemide stress test (FST).

methodsWe conducted a prospective, observational single-center trial. A FST was carried out in patients who developed spontaneous diuresis (SD) during ongoing KRT with a urine output of at least 400 ml in 24 h without any diuretic therapy. A positive FST was defined with urine output > 200 ml within 2 h following intravenous furosemide application. Follow-up was performed for 7 days and the need to restart KRT was assessed daily.

resultsAfter 100 patients were enrolled in the trial, 98 patients were eligible for further evaluation. 76 patients were FST-positive, while 22 patients were FST-negative. Resumption of KRT within the 7-day follow-up was required in only 14.5% of the FST-positive, but 72.7% of the FST-negative patients (p < 0.001). The urine output after FST was also significantly associated with successful release from KRT (AUC 0.87; p < 0.001).

conclusionsIn critically ill patients with recovery of SD > 400ml/d during ongoing KRT, the FST helps to identify patients who can be successfully liberated from KRT. By detecting the tubular reserve using FST, the possibility of short-term kidney recovery after AKI can be estimated.

trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Registry (DRKS00030560); date of registration 18/11/2022. https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00030560 .

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DiuresisExercise TestFurosemideRenal Replacement TherapyAcute Kidney InjuryAgedDiureticsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesDiureticsFurosemideAcute kidney injury (AKI)Furosemide stress test (FST)Kidney replacement therapy (KRT)Recovery of kidney function

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PMCPMC12107999

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