HAEMODIALYSIS REQUIREMENT IN PATIENTS WITH MALARIAL ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
| Main Author: | Dr. Asma Memon, Dr. Bhagwan Das, Dr. Javed Altaf, Dr. Santosh Kumar, Dr. Abdul Manan Junejo and Dr. Bella Dayo |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/2541483 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective: To determine the frequency of haemodialysis requirement in patients with malarial acute kidney injury. Patients and Methods: This Cross Sectional study of six months was conducted in the department of Nephrology ward 22, Jinnah postgraduate medical centre, Karachi. The study was done in Jinnah postgraduate medical centre, nephrology unit. Admitted patients with acute kidney injury were inducted in the study. Baseline demographic data including age, gender, educational status, economic status, type of malaria, duration of symptoms and haemodialysis required was recorded on the pre-designed data collection form. Mean and standard deviation of age and duration of symptoms was calculated. Frequencies and percentages of gender, educational status, economic and hemodialysis were calculated. Results: Mean age of the patients was 37.1±12.03 years. Most of the patients were male 36(60%) while 24(40%) patients were females. Mean duration of symptoms was 3.63±1.07 days. There were 40 (66.7%) patients with Plasmodium falciparum and 20 (33.3%) patients with Plasmodium vivax. Overall Hemodialysis required in 35 (58.3%) patients. Conclusion: In this study the overall frequency of Hemodialysis requirement was higher in malarial patients with acute kidney injury. Keywords: Hemodialysis, malaria, Acute kidney Injury, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax