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Volume 5 Issue 2 (February, 2017)

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STUDY OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Naveen Kumar M. Awate, Vinay Wagh

AKI is defined as any of the following: Increase in Serum creatinine by *0.3mg/dl within 48 hours; or Increase in Serum creatinine by*1.5 times baseline, which is known or presumed to have occurred within the prior 7 days; or  Urine volume of 0.5ml/kg/h for 6 hours. AKI still remains an enigmatic and debated subject, not only regarding its incidence but also regarding its most optimal treatment and prevention. Aim of the study was to determine the incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit. Objectives were to study frequency of AKI in ICU, staging of AKI according to AKIN criteria, diagnosis of  AKI by RIFLE criteria, etiological factors for AKI, co-morbid conditions associated with AKI. Severity of illness was assessed using RIFLE (R-risk, I-injury, F-failure, L-loss, E-end stage kidney disease) score. Diagnosis of AKI was based on AKIN (Acute Kidney Injury Network) criteria.
Key words: AKI, AKIN, RIFLE.

Corresponding author: Dr. Naveen Kumar M. Awate, D. Y. Patil Medical College and University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416006

This article may be cited as: Awate NK, Wagh V. Study of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(2):187-191.

 
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