Acute kidney injury (AKI) Diagnosis is based on rising creatinine. Intrarenal vasoconstriction occurs earlier and measuring flow resistance in the renal circulation (Renal Resistive Index (RRI)) could become part of vital organ function assessment using Doppler ultrasound. The aim of this study is to predict AKI in septic patients in ICU by measuring RRI on admission by comparing two groups of patients, first group with RRI of normal value (0.6-0.7) and the other group with high RRI more than 0.7 and both with normal renal function on admission.
Patients who have criteria of sepsis, with normal renal function on admission will undergo Renal Doppler Ultrasound examination to measure Renal resistive index. Patients will be divided into 2 groups: 1. Group (A) patients with renal resistive index between 0.6 and 0.7 (normal RRI). 2. Group (B) patients with renal resistive index more than 0.7 (high RRI).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Measurement of Renal resistive index
Ain Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
incidence of AKI
incidence of AKI related to Renal resistive index.
Time frame: 1 day at admission
APACHE III score
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation scores. Score range (0 better - 299 worse)
Time frame: 1 day at admission
APACHE IV score
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation scores. Score range (0 better - 286 worse)
Time frame: 1 day at admission
SOFA score
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score. Score Range (0 better - 24 worse)
Time frame: 1 day at admission
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