Clinical features of critically ill patients with Shiga toxin-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome
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Clinical features of critically ill patients with Shiga toxin-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome. / Braune, Stephan A; Wichmann, Dominic; Heinz, Marie Charlotte; Nierhaus, Axel; Becker, Heinrich; Meyer, Tobias N; Meyer, Gerd P; Müller-Schulz, Matthias; Fricke, Jens; de Weerth, Andreas; Höpker, Wilhelm-Wolfgang; Fiehler, Jens; Magnus, Tim; Gerloff, Christian; Panzer, Ulf; Stahl, Rolf A K; Wegscheider, Karl; Kluge, Stefan.
In: CRIT CARE MED, Vol. 41, No. 7, 01.07.2013, p. 1702-10.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Clinical features of critically ill patients with Shiga toxin-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome
AU - Braune, Stephan A
AU - Wichmann, Dominic
AU - Heinz, Marie Charlotte
AU - Nierhaus, Axel
AU - Becker, Heinrich
AU - Meyer, Tobias N
AU - Meyer, Gerd P
AU - Müller-Schulz, Matthias
AU - Fricke, Jens
AU - de Weerth, Andreas
AU - Höpker, Wilhelm-Wolfgang
AU - Fiehler, Jens
AU - Magnus, Tim
AU - Gerloff, Christian
AU - Panzer, Ulf
AU - Stahl, Rolf A K
AU - Wegscheider, Karl
AU - Kluge, Stefan
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: In Spring 2011, an unprecedented outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O104:H4-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome occurred in Northern Germany. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of critically ill patients with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome during this outbreak.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Multicenter, retrospective, observational study of critically ill adult patients with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in six hospitals in Hamburg, Germany, between May 2011 and August 2011.MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: During the study period, 106 patients with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome were admitted to eight ICUs. The median age was 40 years (range, 18-83) with a female:male ratio of 3:1. The median time from onset of clinical symptoms to hospital admission was 3 days and from hospital to ICU admission an additional 3 days. A total of 101 patients (95.3%) had acute renal failure and 78 (73.6%) required renal replacement therapy. Intubation and mechanical ventilation were required in 38 patients (35.8%) and noninvasive ventilation was required in 17 patients (16.0%). The median duration of invasive ventilation was 7 days (range, 1-32 days) and the median ICU stay was 10 days (range, 1-45 days). Fifty-one patients (48.1%) developed sepsis; of these 51 patients, 27 (25.4%) developed septic shock. Seventy patients (66.0%) developed severe neurological symptoms. Ninety-seven patients (91.5%) were treated with plasma exchange and 50 patients (47.2%) received eculizumab (monoclonal anti-C5 antibody). The mortality rate was 4.7%. Mild residual neurological symptoms were present in 21.7% of patients at ICU discharge, and no patient required renal replacement therapy 6 months after ICU admission.CONCLUSIONS: During the 2011 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Germany, critical illness developed rapidly after hospital admission, often in young women. The infection was associated with severe neurological and renal symptoms, requiring mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy in a substantial proportion of patients. Overall, recovery was much better than expected.
AB - OBJECTIVE: In Spring 2011, an unprecedented outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O104:H4-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome occurred in Northern Germany. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of critically ill patients with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome during this outbreak.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Multicenter, retrospective, observational study of critically ill adult patients with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in six hospitals in Hamburg, Germany, between May 2011 and August 2011.MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: During the study period, 106 patients with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome were admitted to eight ICUs. The median age was 40 years (range, 18-83) with a female:male ratio of 3:1. The median time from onset of clinical symptoms to hospital admission was 3 days and from hospital to ICU admission an additional 3 days. A total of 101 patients (95.3%) had acute renal failure and 78 (73.6%) required renal replacement therapy. Intubation and mechanical ventilation were required in 38 patients (35.8%) and noninvasive ventilation was required in 17 patients (16.0%). The median duration of invasive ventilation was 7 days (range, 1-32 days) and the median ICU stay was 10 days (range, 1-45 days). Fifty-one patients (48.1%) developed sepsis; of these 51 patients, 27 (25.4%) developed septic shock. Seventy patients (66.0%) developed severe neurological symptoms. Ninety-seven patients (91.5%) were treated with plasma exchange and 50 patients (47.2%) received eculizumab (monoclonal anti-C5 antibody). The mortality rate was 4.7%. Mild residual neurological symptoms were present in 21.7% of patients at ICU discharge, and no patient required renal replacement therapy 6 months after ICU admission.CONCLUSIONS: During the 2011 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Germany, critical illness developed rapidly after hospital admission, often in young women. The infection was associated with severe neurological and renal symptoms, requiring mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy in a substantial proportion of patients. Overall, recovery was much better than expected.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Critical Illness
KW - Escherichia coli Infections
KW - Female
KW - Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
KW - Humans
KW - Intensive Care Units
KW - Length of Stay
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Renal Replacement Therapy
KW - Respiration, Artificial
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Sepsis
KW - Shiga Toxin
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828a24a8
DO - 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828a24a8
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23660733
VL - 41
SP - 1702
EP - 1710
JO - CRIT CARE MED
JF - CRIT CARE MED
SN - 0090-3493
IS - 7
ER -