2024
Pre-emptive use of glucose 5% as the standard drug solvent reduces hypernatremia in critically ill patients
Hardenberg J, Kunz J, Rubarth K, Mittermaier M, Pigorsch M, Balzer F, Witzenrath M, Hinz R, Körner R, Eckardt K, Knauf F, Hinrichs C, Enghard P. Pre-emptive use of glucose 5% as the standard drug solvent reduces hypernatremia in critically ill patients. Clinical Kidney Journal 2024, sfae328. DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlucose 5% solutionGlucose 5%Severe hypernatremiaDrug diluentDrug solventSodium concentrationAssociated with increased mortalityResults Baseline characteristicsAdult COVID-19 patientsRetrospective before-and-after studyCritically ill patientsIntensive care unitPre-emptive usePrevalence of hypernatremiaStudy intensive care unitVenous blood gasesLength of stayCOVID-19 patientsBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesICU admissionHypernatremiaMedical ICUCare unitBlood gases
2021
Determinants and Outcomes Associated With Urinary Calcium Excretion in Chronic Kidney Disease
Liu J, Tio M, Verma A, Schmidt I, Ilori T, Knauf F, Mc Causland F, Waikar S. Determinants and Outcomes Associated With Urinary Calcium Excretion in Chronic Kidney Disease. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021, 107: e281-e292. PMID: 34390334, PMCID: PMC8684460, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary calcium excretionChronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage kidney diseaseCalcium excretionKidney diseaseChronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) StudyIncident end-stage kidney diseaseLevel of CKDSelf-identified black raceAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease eventsSerum parathyroid hormoneCardiovascular disease eventsAdverse clinical eventsAdverse clinical outcomesStage kidney diseaseBaseline eGFRCKD progressionUrinary sodiumCause mortalityCohort studyLoop diureticsThiazide diureticsClinical outcomesParathyroid hormoneVascular calcification