title: Dopamine and frusemide in oliguric acute renal failure.
abstract: Into 24 oliguric patients with acute renal failure (ARF) for whom mannitol and high-dose frusemide had failed to promote a diuresis, dopamine (3 micrograms/kg/min) plus frusemide (10-15 mg/kg/h) were infused for 6-24 h. In 19 of the 24 patients this treatment produced significant increases in diuresis (from 11 +/- 7 to 85 +/- 51 ml/h; p less than 0.001) and natriuresis (from 45 +/- 13 to 88 +/- 22 mEq/1; p less than 0.001), without any significant modification of blood pressure, pulse rate or central venous pressure. 10 of the 24 patients required dialysis: 5 because therapy failed to promote diuresis and the other 5 because of their hypercatabolic state in spite of polyuria. 5 patients died of causes unrelated to ARF. Since all patients who responded were treated within 24 h after the onset of oliguria, it appears to be crucial to administer dopamine and frusemide early, before more severe anatomical and functional damage develops.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001002:Anuria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004298:Dopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005665:Furosemide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D009846:Oliguria / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005665:Furosemide; D004298:Dopamine