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The prevalence of acute kidney injury in neonates with birth asphyxia is higher in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in Western countries
Author(s) -
Matata Sébastien Ngilima,
Nkidiaka Emmanuel Dimbu,
Aloni Michel Ntetani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.13049
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , asphyxia , perinatal asphyxia , oliguria , asphyxia neonatorum , creatinine , pediatrics , renal function
Aim There is very little data on acute kidney injury in neonates in Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of acute kidney injury and the outcome in neonates admitted to hospital for asphyxia in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods A descriptive study was conducted in the country's capital Kinshasa. Acute kidney injury was diagnosed within three days of life when the creatinine clearance was ≤16 mL/min/1.73 m². Results Acute kidney injury occurred in 54.3% of the 35 neonates with severe perinatal asphyxia and 31.4% of the 35 neonates with moderate perinatal asphyxia, and this rate was higher than the prevalence reported in Western countries. Prerenal acute kidney injury occurred in 12 (40%) of the 30 neonates with acute kidney injury. The frequency of oliguria was significantly higher in neonates with severe perinatal asphyxia than moderate perinatal asphyxia (73.7% vs. 45.5%), and mortality was also higher in neonates with severe rather than moderate perinatal asphyxia (57.9% vs. 36.4%). Conclusion The prevalence of acute kidney injury was higher in asphyxiated patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in Western countries. It was also higher in neonates with severe rather than moderate perinatal asphyxia.