scholarly journals Pattern of acute kidney injury and its outcome in a tertiary care centre

Author(s):  
Jennie Santhanam ◽  
Meenakshi Sundari Subramaniyan Natarajan ◽  
Annam Lakshmanan ◽  
Rajeswari K. Balakrishnan

Background: Acute kidney injury is a multiplex disease with severe morbidity and mortality. The trends of acute kidney injury vary according to the regions and the population under study. The aim of this study is to evaluate the trends of acute kidney injury and its outcome in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: The study was a prospective observational study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city. A total of 102 patients of acute kidney injury were selected based on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guidelines of acute kidney injury. The main trends of acute kidney injury presentation and its outcome were assessed.Results: Of 102 patients admitted, 42 had a sepsis related diagnosis (42.41%), 17 patients (17.16%) had cardiovascular disease related acute kidney injury and 12 patients (12.12%) had developed acute kidney injury due to drugs and poisons. According to RIFLE (risk of renal failure, injury to kidney, failure and loss of function and end-stage kidney disease) category, 43.96% of patients belonged to the risk category and 30.77% to the injury category. Of 34 patients in failure category, 23 recovered and 11 did not recover. Authors compared the trends of acute kidney injury in patients who recovered and who deteriorated. The mean serum creatinine values were 3.42 mg/dl in patients who didn’t recover from acute kidney injury and 2.05 mg/dl in patients who recovered. In patients of the recovered group, the mean urine output value is 783 ml/day; in deterioration group, 445 ml/day.Conclusions: Most common etiologies of acute kidney injury in this study include sepsis, drugs and poisons, cardiovascular diseases and diarrheal diseases in order of occurrence. High serum creatinine at admission and oliguria were the most common factors that contributed to deterioration in acute kidney injury.

Author(s):  
Molina U. Patel ◽  
Yuvraj Jadeja ◽  
Niket Patel ◽  
Nayana Patel ◽  
Smruti Vaishnav ◽  
...  

Background: Acute Kidney Injury is a common medical problem affecting approximately 5% of all hospitalized and 30% of critically ill patients. The incidence in obstetric patients ranges from 1 in 2000 to 1 in 25000 pregnancies. In India till date, the impact of AKI on fetomaternal outcome and pertaining therapeutic interventions is only sparsely studied.Methods: It is a retrospective cross-sectional study. All obstetric patients with AKI on dialysis, admitted to Shree Krishna Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Karamsad village in Gujarat from January 2013 to August 2015. Multivariate statistical analysis of clinical and laboratory parameters was performed using SPSS program to obtain the results.Results: The incidence of dialysis was 1.6%. HELLP syndrome and pre-eclampsia (80%) was found to be the most common etiology of AKI followed by Congestive cardiac failure (34.5%), hemorrhage and sepsis in 30% resp. All patients were admitted to ICU care. No significant difference was found between SAP II and SOFA monitoring system. Mechanical ventilation was done to support 53.3% and inotropic support was needed by 56.7% patients. According to the RIFLE criteria, majority of the patients fall under risk category followed by injury. 18% of the patients developed End Stage Renal Disease.Conclusions: In view of the multifaceted etiologies and complexity of management of AKI, a multi-disciplinary approach involving nephrologist, intensivists, obstetricians and neonatologists is extremely important.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Krishnendu Karmakar ◽  
Sumanta Laha ◽  
Bhaswati Ghoshal ◽  
Pradip Kumar Das

Objective To find out the incidence of Acute Kidney Injury(AKI) and various causes responsible for the AKI in sick neonates in a tertiary care hospital. Material and Method In this observational cross sectional study we included all neonates with features suggestive of AKI with exclusion criteria of extreme prematurity, chronic kidney disease and major congenital anomaly. We diagnose AKI according to the KIDIGO(Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcome)guideline where we take serum creatinine value and urinary output as determinant. Serum creatinine value measured at 48 and 72 hrs of admission and repeated at 96 hrs if there is rising trend of creatinine..Now we find out the incidence of AKI in relation to gender, birth weight, mode of delivary . Among the AKI case we sort out the causative factors like perinatal asphyxia,sepsis, shock, prematurity etc and analysed all the results statistically. Results Out of total 1872 neonates admitted during the 18 months study period we found AKI in 111 neonates(5.93%).There is male preponderance and most neonates are of normal birth wt.Among the various causes of AKI perinatal asphyxia is the leading cause followed by sepsis and prematurity.Other imp causes are congenital heart disease,shock, PPHN , nephrotoxic drug use and RDS of newborn. We found asphyxia as the leading cause of AKI in normal vaginal delivary group whereas sepsis is the main cause of AKI in cesarean section group. Conclusion AKI is fairly common in sick neonates , even in normal birth weight babies and perinatal asphyxia and sepsis are the two most prevalent cause for AKI in this study.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Nitai Chandra Ray ◽  
Md Ayub Ali Chowdhury ◽  
Md Abdul Muqeet ◽  
Mahmud Javed Hasan ◽  
Ashutosh Saha Roy ◽  
...  

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after acute stroke. Multiple additional risk factors are also responsible for development of AKI during acute stroke. This cross sectional observational study was conducted with a total of 240 newly detected computed tomography (CT) confirmed acute stroke patients in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital with an aim to find out the incidence and risk factors of AKI in acute stroke. In this study, AKI developed in 15.42% of all types of acute stroke and more commonly in haemorrhagic stroke than in ischaemic stroke (23.44% vs. 12.50%, P<0.05). AKI was found more frequently (54.05%) in old >60 years age group and in male patients(17.93% vs. 11.58% & P>0.05). Again, AKI developed most commonly in chronic kidney disease (CKD) (33.33%, P<0.05) and then in diabetes mellitus (DM) (31.03%, P<0.05), in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) (28.11%, P<0.05), in hypertension (21.14%, P<0.05), in previous stroke (15.22%, P>0.05), in dyslipidaemia (13.33%, P>0.05), and in smoker (9.89%, P>0.05). Family history of (H/O) DM was present in 30.00% (P>0.05) and that of hypertension and kidney disease was present in 24.44% (P>0.05) and 25.00% (P>0.05) of stroke patients, respectively. Among the AKI patients, majority (70.27%) had hypertension and 37.84% had CKD, 29.73% had IHD. DM and smoker were 24.32%of each. Family H/O of hypertension, DM and kidney disease was present in 29.73%, 16.22% & 13.51 % of AKI patients, respectively. So, this study had identified several important risk factors of AKI, in particular age, sex, smoking, hypertension, DM, IHD, CKD and types of stroke. So, the risk score could be easily calculated to predict the risk of AKI in stroke patients. And thus to prevent the development of AKI is of utmost importance to reduce the related morbidity and mortality of acute stroke patients. A multicenter nationwide intensive research is needed to identify the precise mechanism, risk factors, their relation and actual outcome of AKI that develop in patients with acute stroke. CBMJ 2019 January: vol. 08 no. 01 P: 12-18


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayannan J ◽  
Kevin T John Keeppallil ◽  
Georgi Abraham

Abstract Background and Aims Acute kidney injury is a global health problem. This study aims to determine the risk factors for poor outcome and to describe the clinical profile, etiology & outcomes of patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) admitted to the Critical Care Unit from a tertiary care centre in South India. Method It was a prospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in South India from December 2016 to Novemeber 2019. All patients in the ICU were screened for enrolment in AKI using RIFLE criteria with creatinine, GFR and urine output daily for a period of seven days. Results A total of 152 patients were taken for final analysis after exclusions. The mean age of the subjects was 44.15 years. Majority of the study subjects (55.9%) belonged to 26 – 50 years of age. Majority of the study subjects were females (51.3%) and the rest were males. Sepsis was found to be present in 52% (79) of the study subjects followed by Gastrointestinal loss 36.2% (55), crush injury 9.03% (15), snake bite 3.3% (5), poisoning 4.6% (7) and acute liver failure 1.3% (2). It was found that 62.5% (95) of the study subject’s AKI had resolved after appropriate management. Among the rest of the study subjects,27.6% required haemodialysis for recovery, 3.3% had persistence of AKI, 3.9% progressed to CKD and 2.6% died. The latter three categories were considered as poor outcomes of AKI. In our study, 29.8%people who had systemic hypertension and 28.2%people who had diabetes mellitus had poor outcome. It was found that in our study, sepsis and GI loss both contributes to poor outcome of AKI in univariate regression analysis whereas Gastrointestinal loss alone contributes to poor outcome of AKI with multivariate regression analysis. Conclusion In conclusion, even though sepsis is the commonest cause of AKI, Gastrointestinal loss independently contributes to poor outcome of AKI. Majority of the people recovered from AKI spontaneously with conservative management. Few people required dialysis for recovery of AKI & very few people progressed to CKD.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adebowale D Ademola ◽  
Adanze O Asinobi ◽  
Esther Ekpe-Adewuyi ◽  
Adejumoke I Ayede ◽  
Samuel O Ajayi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Epidemiological data on paediatric acute kidney injury (AKI) in sub-Saharan Africa are limited and largely retrospective. We performed a prospective study of AKI among patients admitted through the emergency room. Methods Children admitted to the post-neonatal emergency room of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria between February 2016 and January 2017 were studied. AKI was defined by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes serum creatinine criteria. AKI ascertainment relied on serum creatinine measurements carried out in routine care by post-admission Day 1. We compared in-hospital mortality by post-admission Day 7 for patients with and without AKI (no-AKI). Results Of the 1344 children admitted to the emergency room, 331 were included in the study. AKI occurred in 112 patients (33.8%) with a median age of 3.1 years [interquartile range (IQR) 0.9–9.4] and was Stage 3 in 50.5% of the cases. The no-AKI group had a median age of 1.8 (IQR 0.7–5.8) years. The underlying diagnoses in patients with AKI were sepsis (33.0%), malaria (12.5%) and primary renal disorders (13.4%). Twenty-four of the patients with AKI underwent dialysis: haemodialysis in 20 and peritoneal dialysis in 4. By Day 7 of admission, 7 of 98 (7.1%) patients in the AKI group had died compared with 5 of 175 (2.9%) patients in the no-AKI group [odds ratio 2.6 (95% confidence interval 0.8–8.5)]. Outcome data were not available for 58 (17.5%) patients. Conclusions AKI is common among paediatric emergency room admissions in a tertiary care hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with high mortality risk that may be worse in settings without dialysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alrowaie Fadel ◽  
Khalid Almatham ◽  
Saud Almousa ◽  
Majed Abonab ◽  
Abdullah AlJaser ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims Contrast-induced acute kidney injury nephropathy (CI-AKI) is a leading cause of acquired acute kidney injury and has been associated with prolonged hospitalization and adverse clinical outcomes. Advanced age has been reported as risk factor for CI-AKI. However, limited studies available to determine the exact incidence of CI-AKI in elderly patient. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of, risk factors for developing CI-AKI in patient above 65 years old who underwent Pulmonary Computed Tomography Angiography (PCTA). Method This single center retrospective study, performed in a large, tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is a sub-study of (3 P-CIAKI) The Practice Pattern of Preventive Measures for Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Computed Tomography Angiography. Patients &gt; 65 years of age, who underwent PCTA during a 5-year period (2014 to 2018) were included. Patients receiving long-term hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, and those without repeated serum creatinine 48-72 hours post procedure were excluded from the analysis. CI-AKI defined as raise of serum creatinine by 44 mmol/l 48-72 hours post PCTA. Results 272 out of 908 patients, with a mean age of 74.93 ± 7.09 years, 58.1% having diabetes mellitus (DM) and estimated GFR of 74.92 ± 23.57 ml/min per 1.73 m2 were enrolled. 201 patients (73.9%) had eGFR &gt; 60 ml/min. Diuretics was used by 37.1% of the patients, while 33.1 % of the patients on ACEI / ARBs. Prophylactic measures used in 35.7 % of the procedures. CI-AKI occurred in 19 cases (7.0 %) as compared with 4.7 % in the original 3 P-CIAKI study with mean age of 52 years and eGFR 97 ml/min. Renal replacement therapy required in 3 patients who had CI-AKI. DM status was only significant predictor for the development of CI-AKI. Conclusion Elderly patients are at greater risk for the development of CI-AKI even with eGFR above 60 ml/min specially in DM patient .The Incidence of CI-AKI in patients &gt; 65 years of age is up to 7 %, that is less than the reported in the literature and this can be explained by higher base line eGFR in our study .


2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nakhshab Choudhry ◽  
Amna Ihsan ◽  
Sadia Mahmood ◽  
Fahim Ul Haq ◽  
Aamir Jamal Gondal

AbstractObjectives:This study was designed to find the reliability of serum NGAL as an early and better diagnostic biomarker than that of serum creatinine for acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention in Pakistani population.Materials and methods:One hundred and fifty-one patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention were included and demographic data were recorded. Blood was drawn by venipuncture in clot activator vacutainers and serum was separated and stored at 4°C. Sample was drawn before the percutaneous procedure and subsequently sampling was done serially for 5 days.Results:The mean±SD serum NGAL pre-PCI (39.92± 10.35 μg/L) and 4 h post-PCI (100.42±26.07 μg/L) showed highly significant difference (p<0.001). The mean±SD serum creatinine pre-PCI (70.1±11.8 μmol/L) and post-PCI (71.2±11.6 μmol/L) showed significant difference (p=0.005) on day 2 onwards but mean microalbumin showed insignificant results (p=0.533). The serum NGAL predicted CI-AKI with sensitivity of 95.8% and specificity of 97.6% for a cut off value of 118 μg/L.Conclusion:Our results suggest that NGAL is an excellent early diagnostic biomarker for acute kidney injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention.


Author(s):  
VS Gaurav Narayan ◽  
SG Ramya ◽  
Sonal Rajesh Kumar ◽  
SK Nellaiappa Ganesan

Introduction: The Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a rapid decline in renal filtration function. The aetiological spectrum, prevalence of AKI and outcome is highly variable. This variation exists due to the difference in the criteria used, study population and demographic features. Huge differences are noted when AKI is compared in developing and developed countries. Hence, it is important to analyse the spectrum of AKI to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment which shall help in improving the outcome. Aim: To study the prevalence, aetiology and outcome of AKI in the medical intensive care. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted in a medical intensive care for 18 months where 1490 patients were screened and 403 patients were included as AKI by KDIGO criteria. History, examination, appropriate investigations and treatment details including dialysis were noted. The serum creatinine levels were obtained every day, to know the time of onset of AKI, at the time of death or discharge, and after one month for patients who turned up for follow-up. Patients were categorised based on outcome as survivors and nonsurvivors. Survivors were divided into as fully recovered and partially recovered and those who left the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) against medical advice were termed as lost to follow-up. Results: A total of 403 patients (27.04% of 1490) of medical intensive care admissions were found to have AKI. Sepsis was the most common cause of AKI. At the end of the month, 78.4% of AKI patients fully recovered, 1.2% partially recovered and the mortality was 14.9%. Mortality was higher in AKI associated with chronic medical conditions like cardiac failure, chronic liver disease and stroke. Conclusion: If treated early, AKI is mostly reversible. Regional differences in AKI should be studied extensively and local guidelines should be formulated by experts for prevention and early treatment, to improve the disease outcome.


Author(s):  
Pooja Bains ◽  
Simplepreet Kaur

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> To describe the clinico epidemiologic profile and dermoscopic findings in children with alopecia areata (AA) and correlate the dermoscopic findings with stage and severity.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The present study was performed over a period of six months, from July 2020 to December 2020 in a tertiary care hospital where 50 clinically diagnosed children ≤15 years with AA were enrolled. A thorough clinical examination followed by dermoscopy was performed. The results were tabulated and then analyzed statistically.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of presentation was 9.74 years. The most common site involved was scalp and the most common dermoscopic findings were yellow dots (25/50, 50%), short vellus hair (22/50, 44%), black dots (21/50, 42%), exclamation mark hair (15/50, 30%) and broken hair (11/50, 22%).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> No significant associations was found between dermoscopic findings and severity or stage of childhood alopecia areata. There was a significant correlation of alopecia areata severity with nail findings in children with alopecia areata.</p>


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