THE FREQUENCY OF SEVERITY OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN ASPHYXIA NEOTORUM

Hafiz Muhammad Wasif; Muhammad Kashif Shabbir; Arif Khan

Hafiz Muhammad Wasif Department of Pedriatics Medicine, Children Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Kashif Shabbir Department of Nephrology, Allama Iqbal Medical College & Jinnah Hospital Lahore
Arif Khan Department of Pharmacy, Islamia University Bhawalpur, Pakistan

Keywords: AKI, Chi Square, Birth Weight, Gender, Severity, Consecutive Sampling

Abstract

This research designs to check the actuate kidney disease in newborn babies. For conducting this research new born babies of Children Hospital Lahore are considered as target population. A sample of 201 children is selected with the help of consecutive sampling. Analysis consists of the frequency and pie graph are used for demographic analysis. Chi square test is used for checking the relationship of birth weight and severity of AKI (Acute Kidney Injury) by controlling the gender. Results shows that 31.8% baby patients are not suffering from AKI, 33.8% baby patients are suffering from the Stage-I(Mild), AKI, 16.9% baby patients are suffering from the Stage-II(Moderate) AKI and 17.4% baby patients are suffering from the Stage-III(Severe) AKI. Overall, 68.2 % patients are suffering from AKI. All the p values are significant. Thus, our hypothesis about the relationship of gender and the severity of the AKI, about the severity of AKI are accepted respectively.