Bayram Ali Dorum1, Hilal Ozkan1, Merih Cetinkaya2, Nilgun Koksal1. 1. Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey. 2. Department of Neonatology, Ministry of Health University of Health Science Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Decreased renal blood flow plays a vital role in the etiology of acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, we aim to investigate the role of renal regional oxygen saturation (rSO2 ) reductions in predicting AKI in the first 24 h of life. METHODS: One hundred premature babies with a gestational age of ≤32 weeks were included. Renal and cerebral rSO2 s were monitored for 24 h by near-infrared spectroscopy. Infants were followed up for the first 7 days for the diagnosis of AKI. RESULTS: Infants' median gestational age was 29 (23-32) weeks, and their birthweight was 1,192 ± 355 g. It was found that the renal rSO2 values were lower in the first 24 h of life in patients who developed AKI, and this decrease was statistically significant in the first 6 h of life. CONCLUSIONS: The low renal rSO2 values in the early hours of life in premature babies may have a role in predicting AKI.
BACKGROUND:Decreased renal blood flow plays a vital role in the etiology of acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, we aim to investigate the role of renal regional oxygen saturation (rSO2 ) reductions in predicting AKI in the first 24 h of life. METHODS: One hundred premature babies with a gestational age of ≤32 weeks were included. Renal and cerebral rSO2 s were monitored for 24 h by near-infrared spectroscopy. Infants were followed up for the first 7 days for the diagnosis of AKI. RESULTS:Infants' median gestational age was 29 (23-32) weeks, and their birthweight was 1,192 ± 355 g. It was found that the renal rSO2 values were lower in the first 24 h of life in patients who developed AKI, and this decrease was statistically significant in the first 6 h of life. CONCLUSIONS: The low renal rSO2 values in the early hours of life in premature babies may have a role in predicting AKI.