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    Outcomes of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients on Chronic Antiplatelet Treatment: A Historical Cohort Study

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    Background. Sepsis is characterized by dysfunctional activation of platelets, and antiplatelet therapy could improve the outcomes of septic patients. Methods. We performed a retrospective cohort study of severe sepsis or septic shock adult patients. Outcomes of patients on antiplatelet therapy were compared to those that were not taking antiplatelet therapy by univariate analysis followed by a propensity score analysis based on the probability of receiving antiplatelet therapy. Results. Of 651 patients included in the study 272 (42.8%) were on antiplatelet therapy before the development of severe sepsis or septic shock. After adjusting for important confounding variables antiplatelet therapy was not associated with a decreased risk of hospital mortality (odds ratio 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.46-1.16). Antiplatelet therapy was associated with a decreased incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury (odds ratio 0.50, 95% confidence interval 0.35-0.71) and reduced need of mechanical ventilation (odds ratio 0.62, 95% confidence interval 0.45-87). Incidence of acute kidney injury was similar between both groups (odds ratio 1.08, 95% confidence interval 0.73-1.59). Conclusions. The use of antiplatelet therapy before the diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock was not associated with decreased hospital mortality. Antiplatelet therapy was associated with a decreased incidence of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome

    Assessment of renal outcome following therapy in monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease: Emphasizing the need for a consensus approach

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    Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD), often associated with plasma cell dyscrasias, predominantly affects the kidneys. In this disease, hematologic response (HR) to treatment can be reliably assessed by International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) consensus criteria, while uniform criteria for assessing renal response are lacking. We report a retrospective analysis of renal outcomes among 34 patients with MIDD. With most patients treated with bortezomib and autologous stem cell transplantation, 26 of 28 (94%) achieved very good partial HR or better. We demonstrate that both IMWG (based on estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR) and amyloid (based on proteinuria) criteria are needed to capture renal response: among 28 evaluable patients, 6 (21%) had isolated proteinuria, while 13 (46%) had isolated decreased eGFR. Using both criteria, which were concordant in patients with both decreased eGFR and proteinuria, 22 of 28 patients (79%) achieved a renal response, including 2 of 7 discontinuing dialyses. All 6 patients (100%) with isolated proteinuria and 7 of 13 (54%) with isolated decreased eGFR achieved renal response, suggesting that isolated proteinuria is an early manifestation of MIDD associated with reversible renal damage. Baseline eGFR predicted renal response (p = .02 by quartile) and survival (p = .02), while HR (CR vs. non-CR) did not, probably because of high HR rate. With a median follow-up of 110 months, the median overall survival was 136 months (95% CI: 79–NR) and median renal survival had not been reached. Prospective studies using uniform renal response criteria are needed to optimize the management of MIDD.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/175876/1/ajh26801_am.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/175876/2/ajh26801.pd
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