A Study of Acute Kidney Injury in Children at Sohag University Hospital

Sohag University50 enrolled

Overview

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been traditionally defined as an abrupt loss of kidney function leading to a rapid decline in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), accumulation of waste products such as blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine, and dysregulation of extracellular volume and electrolyte homeostasis . Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a very common condition, especially among hospitalized patients. this work aims to study the demographics, etiology, clinical characteristics, and outcome of acute kidney injury in children in Sohag University Hospital - Pediatrics Department.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury

Interventions

serum creatinine and Other investigations will be done according to the caseDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

following up AKI patients with serum creatinine,Urine out put, CBC,Serum electrolytes,renal functin test,Liver function test,urine analysisand specific investigations according to case

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MonthMax age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All children with acute kidney injury with an age range from 1 month to 16 years old Exclusion Criteria: 1. patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) 2. Patients with irregular follow up 3. Patients with incomplete data 4. Patients whose medical guardians refuse participation in the study

Locations (1)

Sohag General Hospital

Sohag, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Serum creatinine level

follow up AKI patients with serum creatinine level

Time frame: one year

Central Contacts

omnia A Hassan, resident

CONTACT

01062038698 omnia_abdelsabour_post@med.sohag.edu.eg

alzahraa A Ahmed, professor

CONTACT

01224340998

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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