Congenital heart disease
Failure of remote ischemic preconditioning to reduce the risk of postoperative acute kidney injury in children undergoing operation for complex congenital heart disease: A randomized single-center study

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Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether remote ischemic preconditioning can protect kidney function in children undergoing operation for complex congenital heart disease.

Methods

Children (n = 113) aged 0 to 15 years admitted for complex congenital heart disease were randomly allocated according to age to remote ischemic preconditioning and control groups. After exclusion of 8 patients, we conducted the analysis on 105 patients (remote ischemic preconditioning group, n = 54; control group, n = 51). Before surgery, remote ischemic preconditioning was performed as 4 cycles of 5 minutes of ischemia by inflating a cuff around a leg to 40 mm Hg above the systolic pressure. End points were development of acute kidney injury, initiation of dialysis, plasma creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, plasma cystatin C, plasma and urinary neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin, and urinary output. Secondary end points included postoperative blood pressure, inotropic score, and mortality, as well as morbidity reflected by reoperation and stays in the intensive care unit and hospital.

Results

Overall, 57 of the children (54%) had acute kidney injury develop, with 27 (50%) in the remote ischemic preconditioning group and 30 (59%) in the control group (P > .2). Remote ischemic preconditioning was not associated with improvement in either any of the renal biomarkers or any of the secondary end points.

Conclusions

We found no evidence that remote ischemic preconditioning provided protection of kidney function in children undergoing operation for complex congenital heart disease.

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AKI
acute kidney injury
CV
coefficient of variation
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
ICU
intensive care unit
IS
inotropic score
NGAL
neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin
POD
postoperative day
RACHS-1
Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery 1
RIPC
remote ischemic preconditioning

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Supported by private foundations: Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Foundation, Augustinus Foundation, Dagmar Marshalls Foundation, and Helen and Ejnar Bjørnows Foundation.

Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.