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Frequency Of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type-I In Hospitalized Children With Acute Heart Failure In A Tertiary-Care Hospital, Mehjabeen Zaidi, Arshalooz Jamila Rehman, Anwarul Haque, Saleem Akhtar, Prem Kumar Maheshwar
Frequency Of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type-I In Hospitalized Children With Acute Heart Failure In A Tertiary-Care Hospital, Mehjabeen Zaidi, Arshalooz Jamila Rehman, Anwarul Haque, Saleem Akhtar, Prem Kumar Maheshwar
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Objective: To determine the frequency of cardiorenal syndrome in hospitalized children with acute heart failure.
Study Design: Descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from December 2010 to December 2011.
Methodology: Sixty eight (68) children with acute heart failure fulfilling the selection criteria were evaluated for worsening of renal function (WRF). Serum creatinine was done at baseline and repeated at 72 hours to see the worsening of renal function. Estimated serum creatinine clearance was calculated by Schwartz formula.
Results: Mean age of patients was 43.6 ± 55.2 months. There were …