Role of dipstick in detection of haeme pigment due to rhabdomyolysis in victims of Bam earthquake.

Amini, M.; Sharifi, A.; Najafi, I.; Eghtesadi-Araghi, P.; Rasouli, M. R.

Avoiding life-threatening complications of rhabdomyolysis depends on early diagnosis and prompt management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of urinary dipstick test in the detection of haeme pigment in patients who were at risk of acute renal failure (ARF) due to rhabdomyolysis after suffering injury in the Bam earthquake. Serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) level was used as the gold standard for prediction of ARF. ARF developed in 8 (10%) of 79 patients studied. We found no significant differences in the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of dipstick urine and serum CPK tests for identifying patients who were at risk of ARF. However, dipstick urine test is an easy test that can be performed quickly at an earthquake site.

IRAN; ACUTE kidney failure; ANALYSIS of variance; COMPUTER software; CONFIDENCE intervals; CREATINE kinase; DIAGNOSTIC reagents & test kits; HEME; MEDICAL screening; NATURAL disasters; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; U-statistics; WOUNDS & injuries; DATA analysis; CROSS-sectional method; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves; EARLY diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 9, p977

1020-3397

Academic Journal

10.26719/2010.16.9.977