Project description:Background and objectivesHigh-quality epidemiologic data on AKI in children are particularly lacking in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the epidemiology and clinical correlates of AKI among hospitalized children in China.Design, setting, participants, & measurementsWe performed a multicenter study, in a cohort of hospitalized children aged 1 month to 18 years, from 25 general and children's hospitals in China during 2013-2015. We obtained patient-level data from the electronic hospitalization information system and laboratory databases of all children who had at least two serum creatinine tests within any 7-day window during their first 30 days of hospitalization. We identified AKI events according to the creatinine criteria of Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes. The in-hospital outcomes of AKI, including mortality, kidney recovery, and length of stay, were assessed. We estimated the corresponding hazard ratios using a Cox proportional hazard model, with adjustment for age, sex, comorbidities, and clinical procedures.ResultsA total of 19,908 (20%) patients with AKI were identified among 101,836 pediatric inpatients, of which 7220 (7%) were community acquired and 12,688 (13%) were hospital acquired. Up to 96% of these AKI events were not diagnosed on the discharge records. The cumulative incidence of AKI in infants (28%) was twice that in adolescents (12%). The profiles of risk factors differed between community-acquired and hospital-acquired AKI and varied with age. Diarrhea and sepsis were the top risk factors for community-acquired AKI, each contributing 6% of the risk. Congenital heart disease/cardiac surgery was the major risk factor for hospital-acquired AKI, contributing to 19% of cases. Exposure to nephrotoxic drugs, mostly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and proton pump inhibitors, was common in hospitalized children and was associated with a higher risk of AKI. Death occurred in 842 out of 19,908 patients (4%) with AKI versus 450 out of 81,478 children (0.5%) without AKI. The risk of in-hospital death was higher among children with severe AKI, shock, and respiratory failure. Pediatric AKI was associated with longer hospital stay and higher daily cost, even after adjustment for covariates.ConclusionsPediatric AKI is common and is substantially underdiagnosed in China.
Project description:BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The continuum of kidney damage after an AKI episode is poorly explored in the paediatric population.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study on 2346 children with AKI from a tertiary care hospital in Romania over a 9-year period. The main objective was to evaluate the impact of AKI duration on mortality and the risk of new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD).ResultsOut of 2346 AKI patients, transient AKI was present in 655 patients (27.9%), persistent AKI in 1009 children (43%) and acute kidney disease in 682 patients (29.1%). In contrast to transient AKI, children who developed acute kidney disease were younger, with a higher degree of anaemia, lower number of platelets, higher procalcitonin, higher LDH, higher GGT, higher urea and higher serum creatinine levels. The pre-renal cause of AKI was the leading cause regardless of AKI duration. As kidney injury progressed over time, there was an increasing incidence of the intrinsic causes of AKI (11.1% in transient AKI, 13.2% in persistent AKI and 22.6% in acute kidney disease). Acute kidney disease patients had the highest mortality rate (16.42%), followed by transient AKI (14.66%) and persistent AKI (9.81%). Overall mortality increased in the presence of renal microvascular alterations, acute tubular necrosis, lower haemoglobin, serum proteins and platelets, and higher procalcitonin levels.ConclusionsThe continuum of AKI expressed as acute kidney disease resulted in an increased risk of new-onset CKD. CKD was influenced by the intrinsic cause of AKI and not by AKI severity.
Project description:An international symposium entitled "Acute pancreatitis: progress and challenges" was held on November 5, 2014 at the Hapuna Beach Hotel, Big Island, Hawaii, as part of the 45th Anniversary Meeting of the American Pancreatic Association and the Japanese Pancreas Society. The course was organized and directed by Drs. Stephen Pandol, Tooru Shimosegawa, Robert Sutton, Bechien Wu, and Santhi Swaroop Vege. The symposium objectives were to: (1) highlight current issues in management of acute pancreatitis, (2) discuss promising treatments, (3) consider development of quality indicators and improved measures of disease activity, and (4) present a framework for international collaboration for development of new therapies. This article represents a compilation and adaptation of brief summaries prepared by speakers at the symposium with the purpose of broadly disseminating information and initiatives.
Project description:BackgroundDiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycaemia without ketoacidosis are common acute complications of diabetes. Their association with acute kidney injury (AKI) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) was studied.MethodsThe study group consisted of 197 children with type 1 diabetes with average diabetes duration of 8.08 ± 2.32 years. The medical history of the patients was retrospectively reviewed. The number of children with severe hyperglycaemia, DKA and AKI was assessed. The association with the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was analysed.ResultsAKI was found in 14% of cases hospitalised for DKA and 8% of cases hospitalised for hyperglycaemia. Patients with AKI showed a significantly increased corrected sodium (141.23 ± 5.09 mmol/L, p = 0.035). Patients with AKI in DKA showed a significant increase in WBC (20.73 ± 8.71 × 103/µL, p = 0.0009). Follow-up analysis after a minimum of 5 years of diabetes revealed that a single episode of DKA was found in 63 patients and a single episode of AKI in 18 patients. Two or more episodes of DKA were found in 18 patients, and nine cases were complicated by AKI. These patients showed a significant increase in urinary albumin excretion (44.20 ± 64.21 mg/24 h), the highest values of eGFR and the worst glycaemic control.ConclusionsDiabetic children can develop AKI in the course of DKA and hyperglycaemia without ketoacidosis, which is associated with volume depletion and reflected by corrected sodium concentration. AKI in DKA seems to be complicated by stress and inflammation activation. AKI and poor glycaemic control with repeated DKA episodes can magnify the risk of progression to DKD. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.
Project description:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill patients, affecting almost one in four critically ill children and one in three neonates. Higher stages of AKI portend worse outcomes. Identifying AKI timely and instituting appropriate measures to prevent and manage severe AKI is important, since it is independently associated with mortality. Methods to predict severe AKI should be applied to all critically ill patients. Assessment of volume status to prevent the development of fluid overload is useful to prevent adverse outcomes. Patients with metabolic or clinical complications of AKI need prompt kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Various modes of KRT are available, and the choice of modality depends most on the technical competence of the center, patient size, and hemodynamic stability. Given the significant risk of chronic kidney disease, patients with AKI require long-term follow-up. It is important to focus on improving awareness about AKI, incorporate AKI prevention as a quality initiative, and improve detection, prevention, and management of AKI with the aim of reducing acute and long-term morbidity and mortality.
Project description:BackgroundThe progression from acute kidney injury (AKI) to chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not well understood in children.ObjectivesWe aimed to develop a pediatric CKD definition using administrative data and use it to evaluate the association between AKI in critically ill children and CKD 5 years after hospital discharge.DesignRetrospective cohort study using chart collection and administrative data.SettingTwo-center study in Montreal, Canada.PatientsChildren (≤18 years old) admitted to two pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) between 2003 and 2005. We a priori excluded patients with end-stage renal disease or no health care number. Only the first admission during the study period was included. We excluded patients who could not be linked to administrative data, did not survive hospitalization, or had preexisting renal disease.MeasurementsAcute kidney injury was defined using Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria. Patients were defined as having CKD 5 years post-discharge if they had ≥1 CKD diagnostic code or ≥1 CKD-specific medication prescription.MethodsChart data used to define the exposure (AKI) were merged with provincial administrative data used to define the outcome (CKD). Cox regression was used to evaluate the AKI-CKD association.ResultsA total of 2235 (56% male) patients were included, and the median admission age was 3.7 years. A total of 464 (21%) patients developed AKI during pediatric ICU admission. At 5 years post-discharge, 43 (2%) patients had a CKD diagnosis. Patients with both stage 1 and stage 2-3 AKI had increased risk of a CKD diagnosis, with the adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 2.2 (1.1-4.5) and 2.5 (1.1-5.7), respectively (P < .001).LimitationsResults may not be generalizable to non-ICU patients. We were not able to control for post-discharge variables; future research should try to explore these additional potential risk factors further.ConclusionsAcute kidney injury is associated with 5-year post-discharge CKD diagnosis defined by administrative health care data.
Project description:BackgroundStudies in adults have shown that persistent kidney dysfunction ≥7-90 days following acute kidney injury (AKI), termed acute kidney disease (AKD), increases chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mortality risk. Little is known about the factors associated with the transition of AKI to AKD and the impact of AKD on outcomes in children. The aim of this study is to evaluate risk factors for progression of AKI to AKD in hospitalized children and to determine if AKD is a risk factor for CKD.MethodsRetrospective cohort study of children age ≤18 years admitted with AKI to all pediatric units at a single tertiary-care children's hospital between 2015 and 2019. Exclusion criteria included insufficient serum creatinine values to evaluate for AKD, chronic dialysis, or previous kidney transplant.ResultsA total of 528 children with AKI were included in the study. There were 297 (56.3%) hospitalized AKI survivors who developed AKD. Among children with AKD, 45.5% developed CKD compared to 18.7% in the group without AKD (OR 4.0, 95% CI 2.1-7.4, p-value <0.001 using multivariable logistic regression analysis including other covariates). Multivariable logistic regression model identified age at AKI diagnosis, PCICU and NICU admission, prematurity, malignancy, bone marrow transplant, previous AKI, mechanical ventilation, AKI stage, duration of kidney injury, and need for kidney replacement therapy during day 1-7 as risk factors for AKD after AKI.ConclusionsAKD is common among hospitalized children with AKI and multiple risk factors are associated with AKD. Children that progress from AKI to AKD are at higher risk of developing CKD. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.