Kyosuke Takahashi, Norimichi Uenishi, Masamitsu Sanui, Shigehiko Uchino, Naoki Yonezawa, Tetsuhiro Takei, Norihiro Nishioka, Hirotada Kobayashi, Shunichi Otaka, Kotaro Yamamoto, Hideto Yasuda, Shintaro Kosaka, Hidehiko Tokunaga, Naoki Fujiwara, Takashiro Kondo, Tomoki Ishida, Takayuki Komatsu, Koji Endo, Taiki Moriyama, Takayoshi Oyasu, Mineji Hayakawa, Atsumi Hoshino, Tasuku Matsuyama, Yuki Miyamoto, Akihiro Yanagisawa, Tadamasa Wakabayashi, Takeshi Ueda, Tetsuya Komuro, Toshiro Sugimoto, Yusuke Sasabuchi
Hyperglycemic emergencies frequently lead to acute kidney injury (AKI) and require treatment with large amount of intravenous fluids. However, the effects of chloride loading on this population have not yet been investigated. We conducted a multicenter, retrospective, cohort study in 21 acute-care hospitals in Japan. The study included hospitalized adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome (HHS) who had AKI upon arrival. The patients were classified into high and low chloride groups based on the amount of chloride administered within the first 48 h of their arrival...
March 15, 2024: Internal and Emergency Medicine