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- Title
Acute kidney injury is more common in hospitalised children with sickle cell anaemia in Africa.
- Authors
Joacquim, Adetokunbo Olayinka; Akinsete, Adeseye Micheal; Esezobor, Christopher Imokhuede
- Abstract
Aim: To document the prevalence, severity, hospital outcome and factors associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalised children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Methods: In this prospective observational study involving children aged 0.5–17 years with SCA requiring hospitalisation, we used serum creatinine level at 0 and 48 h of hospitalisation to determine the presence of AKI. Results: The study involved 155 children with SCA aged 0.5–17 years with a median (interquartile range) age of 7.8 (4.3–11.0) years. Acute kidney injury occurred in 27 (17.4%) children with 33.3% reaching stage 3. Hepatomegaly (81.5% vs. 55.4%; p = 0.015), splenomegaly (33.3% vs. 10.9%; p = 0.003), dipstick proteinuria (22.2% vs. 5.4%; p = 0.004), and hematuria (29.6% vs. 3.1%; p = <0.001) were more common in those with AKI. In contrast, children with AKI had lower haematocrit (16.9% vs. 22.2%; p = <0.001) and serum bicarbonate (16.7 vs. 19.1 mmoL/L; p = 0.010) compared with those without AKI. Those with AKI had longer hospital stay (median [interquartile range]: 7 [4–12] days vs. 4 [3–6] days; p = 0.008). Conclusion: AKI is common among hospitalised children with AKI and is associated with longer hospital stay.
- Subjects
AFRICA; SICKLE cell anemia; ACUTE kidney failure; HEMATURIA
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2024, Vol 113, Issue 3, p557
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.17025