S.PRADEEP KUMAR GOUD :THESIS AKI(2020-2022)
TOPIC: AETIOLOGY AND OUTCOME IN ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY DUE TO MEDICAL DISORDERS IN KIMS NARKETPALLY PROBLEM STATEMENT Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common clinical syndrome with a broad aetiological profile. It comprises about 5% of hospital admissions and 30% of admissions to intensive care units (ICU). It is associated with major morbidity and significant mortality due to the severity of the causative illness. The true incidence of AKI is not easily discerned from published reports because of variation in methods of case ascertainment, definitions of AKI, and catchment populations1 Aetiology of Acute Kidney Injury varies from one geographic region of the world to another. While AKI secondary to diarrhoeal diseases, toxins, septic abortions, and other infections and environmental conditions are the common causes in the tropical countries, AKI following trauma due to high-speed traffic and industrial accidents, complex cardiovascular sur