Pediatric acute kidney injury – Prevalence, clinical spectrum and outcome in a tertiary care institute of Eastern India

Abstract

Introduction: In this study, we wanted to determine the incidence and prevalence of AKI in admitted patients of our institution in relation to their age, sex and clinical conditions. We also wanted to study the various aetiologies causing acute kidney injury in children, its severity in admitted patients, the time interval of onset of disease and onset of AKI, it’s mode of management and outcomes in children.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in the paediatric ward of a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India. Total 147 cases of hospitalized AKI patients were studied.