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  • Epidemiology (Sunnyvale) 2017, Vol 7(4): 317

Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) among Hospitalized and Outpatients Frequent to Al-Lieth Kidney Unit (AKU)

Osama F Mosa1*, Mohammed A Fouad1, Tariq Aa Zafar2, Asmaa M Fahmy3, Faleh Alyazidi1 and Mahmoud Rizk4
1Public Health Department, Health Science College at Al-Leith, Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Health Sciences, Community College, Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia
3Egyptian Ministry of Health, Talkha General Hospital, , Egypt
4Al-Lieth Kidney Unit (AKU), Al-Leith General Hospital, , Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding Author : Osama F Mosa, Public Health Departments, Health Science College at Al-Leith, Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia, Tel: +966541485058, Email: drosama2030@gmail.com

Received Date: Jul 29, 2017 / Accepted Date: Aug 08, 2018 / Published Date: Aug 18, 2017

Abstract

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome characterized by decreased glomerular filtration. The spectrum of AKI ranges from minimal elevations in serum creatinine (SCr) to complete anuric kidney failure. Despite ample knowledge of the biologic basis of AKI, descriptions of the incidence, risk factors, sequelae, and outcomes of AKI remain relatively limited or have been based upon older descriptions without reflecting the most current definitions or practice patterns.

Aim of the study: Our study aims to assess the epidemiology of AKI among Saudi Patients attending to Al- Lieth Kidney Unit (AKU) that will contribute to define incidence and prevalence of the disease in Al-Lieth specific area via a structured Questionnaire that includes demographical data, medical information and measured diagnostic tests.

Materials and methods: The study was carried out on fifty patients in Al-Lieth Kidney Unit (AKU) compared with twenty five healthy control volunteers of matched age and sex. They were classified in accordance with KDIGO criteria.

Results: The mean age of patients in the AKI group was 53.44 ± 6.98 years while in control group was 51.08 ± 6.89 years, there was a significant increase in age in AKI group more than in the control group. eGFR was significantly decreased in AKI group than the control group. The most significant risk factors if present together in same person may lead to AKI disease, the risk factors were age, female sex, decreased eGFR, and decreased water consumption per day, diabetes mellitus and increase serum creatinine.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Acute kidney injury; Serum creatinine; Egfr; Al-Lieth Kidney Unit; Kingdom Saudi Arabia

Citation: Mosa OF, Fouad MA, Zafar TA, Fahmy AM, Alyazidi F, et al. (2017) Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) among Hospitalized and Outpatients Frequent to Al-Lieth Kidney Unit (AKU). Epidemiology (Sunnyvale) 7:317.

Copyright: © 2017 Mosa OF, et.al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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