Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) significantly increases the risk of infectious diseases (IDs), leading to heightened morbidity and mortality. However, there remains a lack of detailed, region-specific studies. This study investigates the clinical spectrum, etiologies, outcomes, and baseline predictors of mortality of ID emergencies in CKD patients in North India. This retrospective study was conducted at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, from January 2021 to December 2022. It included patients aged ≥13 years with CKD and IDs admitted to the Acute Care and Emergency Medicine Unit. We enrolled 248 patients (mean age 50 years, 58.1% males). About 60% had CKD stage 5, and 46% were on maintenance hemodialysis. Diabetic kidney disease was the predominant etiology (38.7%). The principal IDs were pneumonia (27.4%), urinary tract infection (UTI) (21.4%), sepsis of unknown primary focus (15.7%), tuberculosis (8.1%), and multisite infections (7.7%). Patients commonly have atypical clinical presentation, e.g., absence of fever and nonspecific symptoms such as shortness of breath and altered mental status. An emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms, e.g., Enterococcus faecium for UTI and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia for catheter-related bloodstream infections, was noted.In-hospital mortality rate was 33.5%, higher with multisite infections (58%) and pneumonia (47%). A low baseline Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was an independent predictor of mortality [odds ratio (OR) 0.786, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.693-0.891, p-value <0.001]. Effective management and early intervention are needed to improve outcomes in CKD patients with ID emergencies, given the high mortality and atypical clinical presentations. Prabhahar A, Vijaykumar NA, Selvam S, Ramchandran R, Sethi J, Pannu AK, et al. Characteristics and Prognosis of Infectious Disease Emergencies in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(6):601-606.
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