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Rivetti G, Gizzone P, Petrone D, Di Sessa A, Miraglia del Giudice E, Guarino S, Marzuillo P. Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Focus for the General Pediatrician. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:1004. [PMID: 39201939 PMCID: PMC11352805 DOI: 10.3390/children11081004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024]
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) presents significant challenges in pediatric care, often remaining underrecognized. This paper provides an overview of pediatric AKI, highlighting its epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, predisposing conditions, and treatment. AKI in children stems from diverse causes, including renal tubular damage, vasoconstriction, and inflammation. Diagnosis relies on traditional markers such as serum creatinine and urine output, alongside emerging biomarkers such as Cystatin C, NGAL, KIM-1, IL-18, TIMP-2 and IGFBP7, urinary calprotectin, URBP4, L-FABP, and clusterin. Various pediatric conditions predispose to AKI, including type 1 diabetes, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, appendicitis, gastroenteritis, COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, sickle cell disease, and malignancies. Treatment entails supportive care with fluid management and, in severe cases, renal replacement therapy. Timely recognition and management are essential to mitigating adverse outcomes. Enhanced awareness and integration of novel biomarkers could improve pediatric AKI care, warranting further research for better diagnosis and management.
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Luigi de Crecchio 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (G.R.); (P.G.); (D.P.); (A.D.S.); (E.M.d.G.); (S.G.)
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Sutherland SM, Alobaidi R, Gorga SM, Iyengar A, Morgan C, Heydari E, Arikan AAA, Basu RK, Goldstein SL, Zappitelli M. Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in children: a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus conference. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:919-928. [PMID: 37874357 PMCID: PMC10817829 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-06164-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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The nephrology and critical care communities have seen an increase in studies exploring acute kidney injury (AKI) epidemiology in children. As a result, we now know that AKI is highly prevalent in critically ill neonates, children, and young adults. Furthermore, children who develop AKI experience greater morbidity and higher mortality. Yet knowledge gaps still exist that suggest a more comprehensive understanding of AKI will form the foundation for future efforts designed to improve outcomes. In particular, the areas of community acquired AKI, AKI in non-critically ill children, and cohorts from low-middle income countries have not been well studied. Longer-term functional outcomes and patient-centric metrics including social determinants of health, quality of life, and healthcare utilization should be the foci of the next phase of scholarship. Current definitions identify AKI-based upon evidence of dysfunction which serves as a proxy for injury; biomarkers capable of identifying injury as it occurs are likely to more accurately define populations with AKI. Despite the strength of the association, the causal and mechanistic relationships between AKI and poorer outcomes remain inadequately examined. A more robust understanding of the relationship represents a potential to identify therapeutic targets. Once established, a more comprehensive understanding of AKI epidemiology in children will allow investigation of preventive, therapeutic, and quality improvement interventions more effectively.
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- Scott M Sutherland
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Center for Academic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Bogari MH, Munshi A, Almuntashiri S, Bogari A, Abdullah AS, Albadri M, Hashim A, AlZahrani MS. Acute gastroenteritis-related acute kidney injury in a tertiary care center. Ann Saudi Med 2023; 43:82-89. [PMID: 37031372 PMCID: PMC10082947 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2023.82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) via hypoperfusion mechanisms. Early detection of AKI caused by AGE can significantly decrease mortality rates. In Saudi Arabia, studies investigating the association between AGE and AKI are limited; thus, we aimed to fill this knowledge gap. OBJECTIVES Analyze all cases of AGE reported in tertiary-care hospitals to assess the prevalence of AKI among AGE patients. DESIGN Retrospective cohort SETTINGS: Single tertiary-care center PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included patients treated for AGE between October 2017 and October 2022. Stool culture was used to diagnose AGE. Inclusion criteria were infective diarrhea and/ or vomiting, and availability of data (demographics, comorbidities, malignancies, length of hospital stay, vital signs at the time of diagnosis, dehydration, causative agents of diarrhea, hemodialysis status, and laboratory data. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of AKI among AGE patients and factors associated with development of AKI. SAMPLE SIZE 300 patients diagnosed with AGE. RESULTS Of the 300 patients with AGE, 41 (13.6%) had AKI, those older than 60 years were more likely to develop AKI. The most frequent cause of AGE was Salmonella spp. (n=163, 53.3%), whereas AKI was most common in Clostridium difficile AGE patients (n=21, 51.2%). Furthermore, the most common comorbidity in the present study was malignancy, especially leukemia and lymphoma the risk of AKI was independently associated with mild dehydration, higher serum urea concentrations and low GFR values. CONCLUSIONS Patients hospitalized for diarrheal disease are at an increased risk of developing AKI due to dehydration and comorbid conditions. It is crucial to keep kidney function in mind for AGE patients as this is associated with a high mortality rate and poor prognosis. LIMITATIONS The main limitation of this study was its retrospective design. Another limitation is that it is limited to a single center. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST None.
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- Mohammed Hisham Bogari
- From the College of Medicine, King Saud Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- From the Department of Infectious Diseases, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region General Directorate of Health Affairs, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Selewski DT, Askenazi DJ, Kashani K, Basu RK, Gist KM, Harer MW, Jetton JG, Sutherland SM, Zappitelli M, Ronco C, Goldstein SL, Mottes TA. Quality improvement goals for pediatric acute kidney injury: pediatric applications of the 22nd Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:733-746. [PMID: 33433708 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04828-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- David T Selewski
- Department of Pediatric, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, CSB 428 MSC 608, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Department. Nephrology Dialysis & Transplantation, International Renal Research Institute, San Bortolo Hospital, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy
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- Center for Acute Care Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Marzuillo P, Baldascino M, Guarino S, Perrotta S, Miraglia Del Giudice E, Nunziata F. Acute kidney injury in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis: prevalence and risk factors. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:1627-1635. [PMID: 33411074 PMCID: PMC8084840 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04834-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to evaluate prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and its risk factors in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) to identify early predictors of AKI. METHODS We retrospectively collected clinical and biochemical data of 114 children (57.9% male; mean age 2.9 ± 2.8 years) hospitalized for AGE. AKI was defined according to Kidney Disease/Improving Global Outcomes creatinine criteria. We considered basal serum creatinine as value of creatinine estimated with Hoste (age) equation assuming basal eGFRs were median age-based eGFR normative values for children ≤ 2 years of age, and eGFR 120 mL/min/1.73m2 for children > 2 years. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to explore associations with AKI. We included in multivariate analyses only variables with significant p after Bonferroni correction. RESULTS AKI was found in 28/114 (24.6%) patients. No patients required hemodialysis, 2 (1.8%) reached AKI stage 3, 2 (1.8%) AKI stage 2, and 24 (21.0%) AKI stage 1. Mean length of stay was 3.6 ± 1.2, 5.0 ± 1.8, and 10.5 ± 5.8 days, for patients with no, mild, and severe AKI (p < 0.001), respectively. Duration of symptoms before hospitalization (OR = 2.5; 95% CI = 1.3-5.0; p = 0.006), dehydration > 5% (OR = 43.1; 95% CI = 5.4-344.1; p = < 0.001), and serum bicarbonate levels (OR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.2-2.1; p = 0.001) were independent predictors of AKI. CONCLUSIONS About one quarter of patients hospitalized for AGE may suffer from AKI with a longer stay for patients with more severe AKI. Particular attention, however, should be paid to volemia and kidney health of patients with AGE especially in the presence of increased duration of symptoms before hospitalization, dehydration, and lower serum bicarbonate levels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pierluigi Marzuillo
- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, AORN Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, via Ferdinando Palasciano, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, AORN Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, via Ferdinando Palasciano, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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Edelu B, Eke C, Ndu I, Uleanya N, Ekwochi U, Chinawa J, Nwokoye I, Ikefuna A. Clinical profile and electrolyte abnormalities in hospitalized under-five children with acute gastroenteritis in a tertiary health facility. NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/njm.njm_64_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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