Acute kidney injury in the pediatric intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital of the Armed Forces: a cross-sectional observational study.

Acute kidney injury Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome Neurological disorder Pediatric intensive care unit Renal abnormality

Journal

Medical journal, Armed Forces India
ISSN: 0377-1237
Titre abrégé: Med J Armed Forces India
Pays: India
ID NLM: 7602492

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Historique:
received: 04 09 2018
accepted: 04 02 2019
entrez: 6 2 2020
pubmed: 6 2 2020
medline: 6 2 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is shown to be the commonest complication in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) classification and definition are now used universally. We undertook prospective observational study to study the etiology and maximum stage of AKI as defined by KDIGO and its complications and outcomes. All children admitted to the PICU were included in the study. The diagnosis of sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) was made according to the standard international guidelines. The patients were followed up till discharge/death. All children were screened for AKI at admission and subsequently using serum creatinine measured by modified Jaffe's method and urine output measurement. A total of 197 children were admitted to the PICU. 38 (19.28%) developed AKI, and 6 (15.78%) developed stage III AKI. Malignancies, serious neurological and renal disorders, and postsurgery complications accounted for most of the cases with AKI. Six were admitted with primary renal condition. Sepsis with or without MODS was seen in 12 patients with AKI and in 8 without AKI. Twenty-one children with AKI and 3 children without AKI were exposed to nephrotoxic drugs. Twenty-three children with AKI required inotropic support. The average length of stay (ALOS) of children with AKI in the PICU was 9.86 days, whereas ALOS of children without AKI was 6.23 days. Eighteen children with AKI (47.36%) and 36 (21.38%) with no AKI died. AKI in children in the PICUs of referral hospitals in the armed forces have varied etiologies and presentations. These children require early identification and management with close monitoring to prevent long-term renal morbidity and mortality.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is shown to be the commonest complication in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) classification and definition are now used universally. We undertook prospective observational study to study the etiology and maximum stage of AKI as defined by KDIGO and its complications and outcomes.
METHODS METHODS
All children admitted to the PICU were included in the study. The diagnosis of sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) was made according to the standard international guidelines. The patients were followed up till discharge/death. All children were screened for AKI at admission and subsequently using serum creatinine measured by modified Jaffe's method and urine output measurement.
RESULTS RESULTS
A total of 197 children were admitted to the PICU. 38 (19.28%) developed AKI, and 6 (15.78%) developed stage III AKI. Malignancies, serious neurological and renal disorders, and postsurgery complications accounted for most of the cases with AKI. Six were admitted with primary renal condition. Sepsis with or without MODS was seen in 12 patients with AKI and in 8 without AKI. Twenty-one children with AKI and 3 children without AKI were exposed to nephrotoxic drugs. Twenty-three children with AKI required inotropic support. The average length of stay (ALOS) of children with AKI in the PICU was 9.86 days, whereas ALOS of children without AKI was 6.23 days. Eighteen children with AKI (47.36%) and 36 (21.38%) with no AKI died.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
AKI in children in the PICUs of referral hospitals in the armed forces have varied etiologies and presentations. These children require early identification and management with close monitoring to prevent long-term renal morbidity and mortality.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32020974
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2019.02.003
pii: S0377-1237(19)30021-8
pmc: PMC6994754
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

84-88

Informations de copyright

© 2019 Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).

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Auteurs

Punam Bajracharya (P)

Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India.

Suprita Kalra (S)

Associate Professor (Pediatrics & Pediatric Nephrology), Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India.

Sandeep Dhingra (S)

Associate Professor (Pediatrics & Pediatric Intensive Care), Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India.

Amit Sood (A)

Classified Specialist (Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology), Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune 411040, India.

A K Yadav (AK)

Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India.

Madhuri Kanitkar (M)

Dean & Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India.

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