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Observational Study
. 2022 Mar;35(2):559-565.
doi: 10.1007/s40620-021-01071-5. Epub 2021 Jun 2.

Acute kidney injury: epidemiology and course in critically ill children

Chian Wern Tai  1   2   3 , Kristen Gibbons  1 , Andreas Schibler  1   2 , Luregn J Schlapbach  1   2   4 , Sainath Raman  5   6
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Observational Study

Acute kidney injury: epidemiology and course in critically ill children

Chian Wern Tai et al. J Nephrol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. The aim of this paper was to describe the prevalence and course of AKI in critically ill children and to compare different AKI classification criteria.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study in our multi-disciplinary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from January 2015 to December 2018. All patients from birth to 16 years of age who were admitted to the pediatric ICU were included. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition was considered as the reference standard. We compared the incidence data assessed by KDIGO, pediatric risk, injury, failure, loss of kidney function and end- stage renal disease (pRIFLE) and pediatric reference change value optimised for AKI (pROCK).

Results: Out of 7505 patients, 9.2% developed AKI by KDIGO criteria. The majority (59.8%) presented with stage 1 AKI. Recovery from AKI was observed in 70.4% of patients within 7 days from diagnosis. Both pRIFLE and pROCK were less sensitive compared to KDIGO criteria for the classification of AKI. Patients who met all three-KDIGO, pRIFLE and pROCK criteria had a high mortality rate (35.0%).

Conclusion: Close to one in ten patients admitted to the pediatric ICU met AKI criteria according to KDIGO. In about 30% of patients, AKI persisted beyond 7 days. Follow-up of patients with persistent kidney function reduction at hospital discharge is needed to reveal the long-term morbidity due to AKI in the pediatric ICU.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Course; Critically ill children; Definitions; Epidemiology.

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