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Prevalence And Outcomes Of Acute Kidney Injury In Term Neonates With Perinatal Asphyxia, Dan Alaro, Bashir Admani, Lucy Wainaina, Rachel Musoke
Prevalence And Outcomes Of Acute Kidney Injury In Term Neonates With Perinatal Asphyxia, Dan Alaro, Bashir Admani, Lucy Wainaina, Rachel Musoke
Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa
Background: The kidney is the most damaged organ in asphyxiated full-term infants. The severity of its damage is correlated with the severity of neurological damage. We determined the prevalence of perinatal asphyxia-associated acute kidney injury (AKI).
Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study including 60 full-term neonates admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital newborn unit (NBU) in Nairobi with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) from June 2012 to November 2012. Renal function was assessed by measuring serum creatinine on day 3 of life. AKI was defined by a level of creatinine above 133 μmol/l. The degree of neurological impairment was determined …