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World J Nephrol. Sep 6, 2017; 6(5): 229-235
Published online Sep 6, 2017. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v6.i5.229
Published online Sep 6, 2017. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v6.i5.229
Prevalence and outcome of acute kidney injury, as defined by the new Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guideline, in very low birth weight infants
Maisa Al Malla, Nisha Viji Varghese, Mustafa AlAbdullatif, Mohammad Khassawneh, Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital, P.O. Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Hassib Narchi, Department of Paediatrics, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Khassawneh, Department of paediatrics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Institutional review board statement: The paper was reviewed by the Al Ain Medical District Human Research Ethics Committee.
Informed consent statement: Institutional review board did not request informed consent, as this is a chart review requires no interaction with patients, but all requirements protect patient confidentiality were fulfilled during data collection process.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None to declare.
Data sharing statement: None.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Maisa Al Malla, Specialist Physician, Neonatology Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital, P.O. Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. mmalla@seha.ae
Telephone: +971-55-4672493
Received: March 19, 2017
Peer-review started: March 20, 2017
First decision: May 8, 2017
Revised: July 12, 2017
Accepted: July 21, 2017
Article in press: July 23, 2017
Published online: September 6, 2017
Processing time: 165 Days and 5.1 Hours
Peer-review started: March 20, 2017
First decision: May 8, 2017
Revised: July 12, 2017
Accepted: July 21, 2017
Article in press: July 23, 2017
Published online: September 6, 2017
Processing time: 165 Days and 5.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Our study is the first study form United Arab Emirates, dealing with neonatal acute kidney injury (AKI); After using many different definition in reporting AKI in the past, Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes started a new definition trying to stage AKI into different stages; Retrospectively our study is using this definition and apply it to all infants admitted to our unite to identify the incidence and risk factors associated with AKI in different gestational age; Our study revealed that extreme premature babies are more susceptible to AKI and this disease is linked to other neonatal morbidities like Necrotizing Enter colitis, sepsis and can predict higher mortality.