Renal tubular sodium and water metabolism in brain tumour patients submitted to craniotomy
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Renal tubular sodium and water metabolism in brain tumour patients submitted to craniotomy
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of Brain Tomour (BT) and Neurosurgery (NS) on the renal handling of H2O and Na, and the clinical importance of SIADH in this setting.
Methods: Fourteen patients with BT pre-op for NS and 6 controls (C) pre-op for general surgery, were assessed in a controlled prospective trial. All patients were normovolaemic, with normal renal function. They received 400 mg of lithium carbonate (Li) 8 hours before each of two test periods (I and II) and a standard water load only before period II. Clearances studies were performed pre-op (period I) and 24 hours post-op (period II).
Results: Serum Na was normal at all times. Despite normovolaemia, a 1% decrement in serum osmolality and the water load, ADH dramaticaly increased from time I to II mainly in the BT group (36.2 +/- 9.4 vs 7.1 +/- 0.6 pmol/L, p = 0.02). FENa, FELi and FEUricA were significantly more elevated in the BT group pre and post-op (at time II respectively 4.6 +/- 1.6 vs 1.1 +/- 0.3%; 29.3 +/- 4.9 vs 22.6 +/- 5.5; 26.0 +/- 8.1 vs 11.3 +/- 2.2, p = 0.03). Proximal and distal H2O re-absorption and distal fractional Na re-absorption were identical in both groups pre and post-operatively.
Conclusions: 1-BT and NS always induce a SIADH. 2-There was a primary Na loss at the proximal tubule level not explained by ADH increment, that did not significantly changed H2O handling. 3-To prevent hyponatraemia, hypotonic I.V. fluids should be avoided, but more importantly saline must be provided to this potentially salt-wasting condition.
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