Case report: proximal tubule impairment following volatile anesthetic exposure

Physiological Reports

Evan C. Ray³  Khaled Abdel-Kader²  Nicholas Bircher¹ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee;Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

关键词: Desflurane;    glucosuria;    glycosuria;    inhalation anesthetic;    isoflurane;    kidney function;    phosphaturia;    proximal tubule;    renal tubular acidosis;    sevoflurane;    type II RTA;    volatile anesthetic;   

DOI  :  10.14814/phy2.12560

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

The safety of contemporary volatile anesthetic agents with respect to kidney function is well established, and growing evidence suggests that volatile anesthetics even protect against ischemic nephropathy. However, studies examining effects of volatile anesthetics on kidney function frequently demonstrate transient proteinuria and glycosuria following exposure to these agents, although the cause of these findings has not been thoroughly examined. We describe the case of a patient who underwent a neurosurgical procedure, then experienced glycosuria without hyperglycemia that resolved within days. Following a second neurosurgical procedure, the patient again developed glycosuria, now associated with ketonuria. Further examination demonstrated nonalbuminuric proteinuria in conjunction with urinary wasting of phosphate and potassium, indicative of proximal tubule impairment. We suggest that transient proximal tubule impairment may play a role in the proteinuria and glycosuria described following volatile anesthetic exposure and discuss the relationship between these observations and the ability of these agents to protect against ischemic nephropathy.

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