Health Condition 1: N179- Acute kidney failure, unspecified Health Condition 2: N289- Disorder of kidney and ureter, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients (aged more than 28 days to up to 12 years of age) requiring PICU admission (with or without a previous ward stay) will be enrolled over 12 months. Readmissions to PICU will be included as separate admissions for this study (since each episode requiring critical care presents new variables potentially affecting the outcome).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following patients will be excluded from the study- 1. Parent/ Guardian refusing informed consent. 2. Children with pre-existing AKI/ chronic renal disease/ end-stage renal disease. 3. Pre- and post-surgical, trauma, and burns patients (as these patients are not usually admitted to our medical PICU).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In the patients admitted to the Pediatric intensive care unit 1. Frequency of AKI. 2. Stage the AKI according to KDIGO criteria. 3. Mortality. 4. Effect of AKI on the length of PICU stay and hospital stay. Timepoint: At discharge from the PICU or at death of the patient | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArya Sharad Mithari
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital
Outcome results
None listed