Frequency of Acute Kidney Injury in tetanus patients of Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A public hospital experience

Authors

  • Faizia Naseem Ahmed Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Abid Hussain
  • Fehmina Arif

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.342.14254

Keywords:

Tetanus, Acute Kidney injury (AKI).

Abstract

Background and Objective: Tetanus is a potentially fatal but preventable disease. Mortality is related to severity of the disease, cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal complications. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and lethal complication of tetanus. The objective was to determine the frequency of AKI in tetanus patients managed in a public hospital.

Methods: Children aged 1-12 years admitted in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with the clinical diagnosis of tetanus over three and half years were recruited for the retrospective study.

Author Biography

Faizia Naseem Ahmed, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Assistant Professor

Paediatircs Department

DUHS-CHK

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Published

2018-04-19

How to Cite

Ahmed, F. N., Hussain, A., & Arif, F. (2018). Frequency of Acute Kidney Injury in tetanus patients of Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A public hospital experience. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.342.14254

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2018): March - April 2018

Section

Original Articles