STUDY OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN TROPICAL ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr.C.M.Atkar; Dr. V.S.Panchalwar; Dr.Chandrashekar Gore; Dr.Shraddha Bhondve

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2017

STUDY OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN TROPICAL ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. C. M. Atkar, Dr. V. S. Panchalwar, Dr. Chandrashekar Gore, Dr. Shraddha Bhondve

Abstract :

Objectives of the study were to study the proportion of acute kidney injury in tropical acute feile illness as well as to assess the etiological profile of acute kidney injury in tropical acute feile illness. Study design was descriptive type. It was conducted at a tertiary care institute in Maharashtra between October 2014 to November 2016. We recruited 140 confirmed hospitalized cases of tropical acute feile illnesses (TAFI) and studied the occurrence of AKI in TAFI by the RIFLE criteria as well as by their association with established diagnosis of tropical acute feile illness. Out of total patients, 93 are male and 47 are female. Proportion of AKI in TAFI was 27.86% in present study. Proportion of AKI was highest in falciparum malaria 10(43.48%).