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Ann Thorac Surg 1976;22:41-43
© 1976 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Free-Water Clearance and the Early Recognition of Acute Renal Insufficiency after Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

Accepted for publication February 12, 1976.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Nicoloff, Department of Surgery, Mayo Memorial Building, Box 280 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN 55455

The predictive value of free-water clearance measurements for the early recognition of acute renal insufficiency was evaluated in 59 patients immediately following cardiopulmonary bypass. Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine measurements were taken before and after operation. Intraoperatively, immediately after completion of bypass, urine and serum samples were obtained for osmolality. Duration of bypass, urine output, degree of hemolysis, and quality of perfusion were recorded. Fifty-four patients developed no signs of renal insufficiency following bypass, and all had free-water clearance values equal to or less than –20 ml per hour. Five patients who had free-water clearance values equal to or greater than –8 ml per hour developed manifestations of an acute renal insufficiency state. There were no false-negative or false-positive determinations.

Consequently, free-water clearance measurements appear to be a reliable indicator of those patients who will develop renal insufficiency following cardiopulmonary bypass. Early recognition provides an opportunity immediately after operation for initiating treatment consisting of administration of diuretics, potassium restriction, and oliguric fluid regimens.

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