Jameela A Kari1, Khalid A Alhasan2, Mohamed A Shalaby3, Norah Khathlan4, Osama Y Safdar3, Suleman A Al Rezgan5, Sherif El Desoky3, Amr S Albanna6. 1. Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah, 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. jkari@kau.edu.sa. 2. Pediatrics Department, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 3. Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah, 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 4. Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 5. King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 6. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem encountered in critically ill children with an increasing incidence and evolving epidemiology. AKI carries a serious morbidity and mortality in patients requiring admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS: We undertook a prospective cohort study of PICU admissions at three tertiary care hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over 2 years. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition was used to diagnose AKI. RESULTS: A total of 1367 pediatrics PICU admissions were included in the study. AKI affected 511 children (37.4%), with 243 children (17.8%) classified as stage I (mild), 168 patients (12.3%) stage II (moderate), and 100 children (7.3%) were classified as stage III (severe). After adjustment for age, sex, and underlying diagnosis, in-hospital mortality was six times more likely among patients with AKI as compared to patients with normal renal function (adjusted OR: 6.5, 95% CI: 4.2-10). AKI was also a risk factor for hypertension (adjusted OR: 4.1, 95% CI: 2.8-5.9) and prolonged stay in the PICU and hospital, as it increased the average number of admission days by 10 (95% CI: 8.6-11) days in the PICU and 12 (95% CI: 10-14) days in the hospital. CONCLUSIONS: One-third of PICU admissions were complicated with AKI. AKI was associated with increased hospital mortality and the length of stay in both PICU and hospital.
BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem encountered in critically ill children with an increasing incidence and evolving epidemiology. AKI carries a serious morbidity and mortality in patients requiring admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS: We undertook a prospective cohort study of PICU admissions at three tertiary care hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over 2 years. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition was used to diagnose AKI. RESULTS: A total of 1367 pediatrics PICU admissions were included in the study. AKI affected 511 children (37.4%), with 243 children (17.8%) classified as stage I (mild), 168 patients (12.3%) stage II (moderate), and 100 children (7.3%) were classified as stage III (severe). After adjustment for age, sex, and underlying diagnosis, in-hospital mortality was six times more likely among patients with AKI as compared to patients with normal renal function (adjusted OR: 6.5, 95% CI: 4.2-10). AKI was also a risk factor for hypertension (adjusted OR: 4.1, 95% CI: 2.8-5.9) and prolonged stay in the PICU and hospital, as it increased the average number of admission days by 10 (95% CI: 8.6-11) days in the PICU and 12 (95% CI: 10-14) days in the hospital. CONCLUSIONS: One-third of PICU admissions were complicated with AKI. AKI was associated with increased hospital mortality and the length of stay in both PICU and hospital.
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Acute kidney injury; Children; Intensive care unit; KDIGO; Outcome
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