title: New, goal-directed approach to renal replacement therapy improves acute kidney injury treatment after cardiac surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare the efficacies of goal-directed renal replacement therapy (GDRRT) and daily hemofiltration (DHF) for treating acute kidney injury (AKI) patients after cardiac surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  In our retrospective study, we included 140 cardiac surgery AKI patients who were treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT) from 2002 to 2010. Two patient groups, which comprised 70 patients who received DHF from January 2002 to September 2008 and 70 patients treated with GDRRT from October 2009 to September 2010 were pair-wise compared regarding clinical outcomes, as well as the incidence of adverse events.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In-hospital and 30-day mortality rates were 45.7% and 41.4% in the GDRRT and 48.6% and 54.3% in the DHF group, respectively, but without statistically significant differences. GDRRT patients needed statistically significantly shorter hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stays, less frequent RRT, and shorter RRT sessions, whereas, of 11 analyzed renal outcome parameters, 6 values, including percentage of complete renal recovery and time for complete renal recovery, were significantly superior in the GDRRT group at the time of discharge. There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse events within the initial 72 treatment hours between the 2 groups. Hospitalization expenses were less in GDRRT group than in DHF group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The GDRRT approach is superior to DHF for improving renal outcome, as well as reducing the time and cost of RRT therapy, for cardiac surgery AKI patients.
authors.forename: Jiarui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiaoqiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zhonghua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianzhou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chunsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, No 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. tengmuyao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends