Azotemia in cancer patients during inpatient rehabilitation

Ying Guo; Susan Hainley; J. Lynn Palmer; Eduardo Bruera

doi:10.1177/1049909107302298

Azotemia in cancer patients during inpatient rehabilitation

Ying Guo, Susan Hainley, J. Lynn Palmer, Eduardo Bruera

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This paper presents a study of the relationship between prerenal azotemia and rehabilitation outcomes of cancer patients. A retrospective chart review of 70 patients who underwent inpatient rehabilitation in a tertiary cancer center was undertaken. Eight patients with creatinine values >1.5 were excluded. The remaining 62 patients were divided into 2 groups according to the blood urea nitrogen/creatinine (BUN/Cr) ratio: 27 (44%) in the prerenal azotemia group (BUN/Cr ≥ 20) and 35 (56%) in the non-azotemic group (BUN/Cr < 20). Age, gender, <10 g/dL of hemoglobin, co-morbidity (diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension), discharge destiny and median rehabilitation length of stay were not significantly different in these 2 groups. Prerenal azotemia was present in a significant number of cancer patients, but it did not impact the length of rehabilitation stay or discharge destiny.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	264-269
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909107302298
State	Published - Aug 2007

Keywords

Azotemia
Cancer
Length of stay
Rehabilitation

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General Medicine

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