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The Causes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children Who Needs Renal Replacement Therapy.

Authors:
Danka Pokrajac Admir Hadzimuratovic Aida Mustajbegovic-Pripoljac Verica Misanovic Dusko Anic Sajra Uzicanin

Med Arch 2022 Apr;76(2):90-95

Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the result of various causes and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality as well as long-term renal sequelae in pediatric patients.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to determine the causes of AKI in pediatric patients who needed renal replacement therapy (RRT) and were admitted to the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PICU and NICU) at the Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center Sarajevo (UCCS).

Methods: Our research included 81 children with AKI who needed RRT. We used the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria to define AKI. Severe acute kidney injury was defined as stage 2 or 3 of AKI when plasma creatinine level ≥2 times the baseline level or urine output <0.5 ml per kilogram of body weight per hour for ≥12 hours. Other laboratory findings and imaging tests were made depending on their primary disease that led to the AKI and its complications.

Results: Our research analyzed 81 children with AKI who needed RRT 38 girls and 43 boys ages from birth to 18 years. Mean age of presentation was 6.28 years. Male female ratio in this study was 1.1:1. Non-olyguric AKI was diagnosed in 12 (14.8%) of children with AKI, while the rest 69 (85.2%) had the olyguric type. Patients with AKI were analyzed after a rough division on prerenal in 57 (70.4%) children, intrarenal in 23 (28.4%) and post-renal in 1 (1.2%) patient.

Conclusion: As the AKI plays a key role in the mortality and morbidity in pediatric patients, especially in infants, it is important to recognise and treatment on time different etiologies of this serious condition. Some causes of AKI in our country can be prevented by better organization of primary and secondary health care, which would also reduce mortality and morbidity from AKI.

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