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. 2009 Feb;4(2):261–272. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03780808

Table 2.

Overview of included treatment trials

Study (reference) Setting Renal function at enrollment (intervention/control)a Intervention Control No. of participants (intervention/control) Outcomes assessed
Allgren 1997 (22) ATN caused by ischemic or nephrotoxic insults 4.40 ± 1.70 (oliguric subgroup), 4.40 ± 1.40 (nonoliguric subgroup)/ 5.00 ± 2.60 (oliguric subgroup), 4.50 ± 1.70 (nonoliguric subgroup) Anaritide infusion at 0.05 to 0.20 μg/kg/min for 24 h Placebo 243/225 Need for RRT, mortality, end of study creatinine, and adverse events
Herbert 1999 (26) ATN after major abdominal surgery 2.80 ± 0.24/2.93 ± 0.38 Urodilatin infusion at 20 ng/kg/min for 4-6 days Placebo 6/6 Need for RRT, mortality, end of study creatinine, and adverse events
Kuse 1996 (29) Liver transplantation (recipients with refractory oliguria, increase of serum creatinine to at least 200% of preoperative values, and BUN levels ≥70 mg/dl) 2.02 ± 1.43/2.30 ± 1.14 Urodilatin at 20 ng/kg/min for 7 h Placebo 5/4 Need for RRT, mortality, and adverse events
Lewis 2000 (31) Oliguric ATN 8/5.1 (SD not available) Anaritide infusion at 0.05 to 0.20 μg/kg/min for 24 h Placebo 108/114 Need for RRT, mortality, and adverse events
Meyer 1997 (32) Cardiac surgery (patients post surgery with oliguria) 2.58 ± 0.70/2.77 ± 0.51 Urodilatin at 20 ng/kg/min for 7 days Placebo 7/7 Need for RRT, mortality, end of study creatinine, and adverse events
Meyer 1999 (33) After major (cardiac, transplantation) surgery (patients with oliguria) 9 ± 8/10 ± 16* One of the 4 Ularitide doses (5 or 20 or 40 or 80 ng/kg/min) for 5 days Placebo 114/58 Need for RRT, mortality, and adverse events
Rahman 1994 (34) ATN 9 ± 2/9 ± 2* h-ANP either intrarenal (0.08 μg/kg/min for 8 h) or intravenous (0.20 μg/kg/min for 24 h) along with intravenous furosemide or mannitol Intravenous furosemide or mannitol 30/23 Need for RRT, mortality, and adverse events
Sward 2004 (39) AKI after cardiopulmonary bypass 1.23 ± 0.04/1.24 ± 0.04 Recombinant h-ANP at 50 ng/kg/min given for approximately 5 days Placebo 29/30 Need for RRT, mortality, length of ICU stay, and adverse events

ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; ATN, acute tubular necrosis; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ICU, intensive care unit; RRT, renal replacement therapy.

a

Baseline renal function are measured by serum creatinine (mg/dl), except those with asterisks, which are creatinine clearance values (ml/min).