Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of fluid resuscitation under pulse-indicated continuous cardiac output (PiCCO) monitoring on hemodynamics and renal function in patients with septic shock complicating acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods A total of 112 patients with septic shock complicating AKI admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of our hospital from January 2019 to January 2022 were selected, and the patients were divided into the observation group and the control group, with 56 cases in each group. The fluid resuscitation under PiCCO monitoring and early goal-directed therapy were applied in the observation group and control group, respectively. The heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), central venous pressure (CVP), blood lactic acid (Lac), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (Scr) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) were compared between the two groups before fluid resuscitation and 24 h and 48 h after fluid resuscitation. The fluid balance and urine volume of patients in the two groups were analyzed at 6 h, 24 h and 48 h after fluid resuscitation, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), mechanical ventilation (MV) duration, length of ICU stay and mortality at 28 d were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in gender composition, age, body mass index (BMI), Acute Physiology And Chronic Health EvaluationⅡ (APACHEⅡ) score, or Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score between the two groups (P > 0.05). HR, MAP, CVP and Lac levels before resuscitation and 24 h and 48 h after resuscitation were compared between the two group via repeated measures ANOVA, and the results demonstrated that HR, MAP, CVP and Lac levels were different at distinct time points (P < 0.05) and that CVP rather than HP, MAP, or Lac levels was different between the observation group and control group (P < 0.05). Besides, there were significant differences in the change trends of HR, MAP, CVP and Lac levels between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). The fluid balance and urine volume were measured at 6 h, 24 h and 48 h after the fluid resuscitation in the two groups, and there were significant differences in the fluid balance and urine volume at different time points (P < 0.05) and between the groups, where the fluid balance was lower and urine volume was higher in the observation group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The change trends of the fluid balance and urine volume were also different between the groups (P < 0.05). BUN and Scr levels of the observation group and the control group were measured before and 24 h and 48 h after resuscitation. The comparisons revealed that BUN and Scr levels were different among the time points (P < 0.05) and between the observation group and control group (P < 0.05), and that the levels of these indicators were lower in the observation group which indicated greater efficacy. The change trends of BUN and Scr levels were different between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, BNP levels of observation group and control group were also observed before and 24 h and 48 h after resuscitation. BNP levels were different among the time points (P < 0.05) and between the two groups (P < 0.05), and the change trends of BNP levels were different between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the frequency of CRRT and 28-day mortality between the two groups (P > 0.05). The duration of CRRT, MV duration and length of ICU stay in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (P > 0.05).Conclusions The fluid resuscitation under PiCCO monitoring can effectively reduce the fluid load of patients with septic shock complicating AKI, maintain the hemodynamic stability, improve the cardiac and renal functions, and shorten the duration of CRRT, MV duration and length of ICU stay.