salicylates and Rhabdomyolysis

This study aimed to assess the risk factors and impact of rhabdomyolysis on treatments, outcomes, and resource utilization in hospitalized patients for salicylate intoxication in the United States.. The National Inpatient Sample was utilized to identify hospitalized patients with a primary diagnosis of salicylate intoxication from 2003-2014. Rhabdomyolysis was identified using hospital diagnosis code. We compared the clinical characteristics, in-hospital treatment, outcomes, and resource utilization between patients with and without rhabdomyolysis.. A total of 13,805 hospital admissions for salicylate intoxication were studied. Of these, rhabdomyolysis developed in 258 (1.9%) admissions. The risk factors for rhabdomyolysis were age>20 years, male sex, volume depletion, hypokalemia, sepsis, and seizure. After adjustment for baseline clinical characteristics, salicylate intoxication patients with rhabdomyolysis required more invasive mechanical ventilation, and renal replacement therapy. Rhabdomyolysis was significantly associated with higher risk of failure of any organ systems, and in-hospital mortality. Length of hospital stay and hospitalization cost were higher when rhabdomyolysis occurred during hospital stay.. Rhabdomyolysis was not common in hospitalized patients for salicylate intoxication but it was associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization.

Topics: Adult; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Renal Replacement Therapy; Rhabdomyolysis; Risk Factors; Salicylates; United States

A 44-year-old woman with scleroderma and Sjögren's syndrome developed altered consciousness, acute renal failure, and rhabdomyolysis. She had no history of trauma, seizures, alcohol abuse, hyperthermia, or other possible causative factors for rhabdomyolysis. A high serum salicylate level indicated a diagnosis of salicylate intoxication. Medical history after recovery revealed chronic salicylate ingestion for severe headaches. This is possibly the first reported case of rhabdomyolysis caused by chronic salicylate intoxication. Continuous hemodiafiltration early in hospitalization was an effective treatment.

Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Adult; Female; Hemodiafiltration; Humans; Rhabdomyolysis; Salicylates; Salicylic Acid; Scleroderma, Systemic; Sjogren's Syndrome; Unconsciousness

Topics: Appetite Depressants; Drug Combinations; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nikethamide; Phenylpropanolamine; Rhabdomyolysis; Salicylates