Abstract
A study of renal functions in asphyxiated term newborns
Highlights
Hypoxia and ischemia can cause damage to almost every tissue and organ in the body
Blood urea and serum creatinine levels on Day 2 and Day 3 of life were significantly raised in severely asphyxiated babies as compared to mildly asphyxiated newborn
The serum electrolytes showed no significant difference among the three categories of asphyxia. (Table-3)
Summary
Hypoxia and ischemia can cause damage to almost every tissue and organ in the body. Birth asphyxia is the most important cause of renal damage in term infants. This study was performed to evaluate the renal functions and to compare them with various grades of birth asphyxia in term newborns. This was compared with levels in healthy term newborns. Methods: The present study was conducted at the Special Care Neonatal Unit of Mahila Chikitsalaya, SMS Medical College, Jaipur It was a hospital based comparative analysis conducted from October 2015 to September 2016. It included 100 consecutive term neonates who suffered asphyxia at birth as cases and 50 consecutive healthy term newborns as controls. It is not surprising that acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in asphyxiated neonates, occurring in up to 56% of these cases [5]
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