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  1. Maiwall R, Sarin SK, Kumar S, Jain P, Kumar G, Bhadoria AS, et al.
    Liver Int, 2017 Oct;37(10):1497-1507.
    PMID: 28393476 DOI: 10.1111/liv.13443
    BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is limited data on predictors of acute kidney injury in acute on chronic liver failure. We developed a PIRO model (Predisposition, Injury, Response, Organ failure) for predicting acute kidney injury in a multicentric cohort of acute on chronic liver failure patients.

    PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data of 2360 patients from APASL-ACLF Research Consortium (AARC) was analysed. Multivariate logistic regression model (PIRO score) was developed from a derivation cohort (n=1363) which was validated in another prospective multicentric cohort of acute on chronic liver failure patients (n=997).

    RESULTS: Factors significant for P component were serum creatinine[(≥2 mg/dL)OR 4.52, 95% CI (3.67-5.30)], bilirubin [(<12 mg/dL,OR 1) vs (12-30 mg/dL,OR 1.45, 95% 1.1-2.63) vs (≥30 mg/dL,OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.3-5.2)], serum potassium [(<3 mmol/LOR-1) vs (3-4.9 mmol/L,OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.05-1.97) vs (≥5 mmol/L,OR 4.34, 95% CI 1.67-11.3)] and blood urea (OR 3.73, 95% CI 2.5-5.5); for I component nephrotoxic medications (OR-9.86, 95% CI 3.2-30.8); for R component,Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome,(OR-2.14, 95% CI 1.4-3.3); for O component, Circulatory failure (OR-3.5, 95% CI 2.2-5.5). The PIRO score predicted acute kidney injury with C-index of 0.95 and 0.96 in the derivation and validation cohort. The increasing PIRO score was also associated with mortality (P

    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  2. Wolthuis FH
    Trop Geogr Med, 1968 Mar;20(1):21-7.
    PMID: 4868143
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  3. Kamaruddin M, Hamid SA, Adnan AS, Naing NN, Wan Adnan WN
    Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl, 2019 11 8;30(5):1131-1136.
    PMID: 31696852 DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.270269
    Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem in hospitals and many end up requiring dialysis. The aim was to identify the associated factors of dialysis-dependent of AKI patients admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs). A retrospective cohort study was conducted where a list of 121 AKI patients admitted to ICU in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia was retrospectively reviewed. AKI patients aged below 18 years old, had kidney transplantation or chronic dialysis before ICU admission and had incomplete medical record were excluded from the study. Simple and multiple logistic regression analysis were used. The mean [standard deviation (SD)] age of patients was 56 (17.15) years. Majority of patients were males (63.2%) and Malay ethnic (54.1%). 49.3% of patients were in stage I, 48.3% in stage II and 76.2% in stage III. The mean (SD) duration of patients stayed in ICU was 7 days (6.92) for non-dialysis dependent and 12 days (8.37) for dialysis-dependent. The associated factors were male gender [adjusted odds ratio (OR): 3.68; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.53, 8.86; P = 0.004], AKI Stage III (adjusted OR: 4.51; 95% CI: 1.28, 15.91; P = 0.019), admitted in ICU (adjusted OR: 3.05; 95% CI: 1.28, 7.29; P = 0.012), and longer length of stay (adjusted OR: 1.10; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.18; P = 0.003). The factors influence of dialysis-requiring AKI were observed to be dependent on the male male gender, suffer from the advanced stage (Stage III), admitted to the ICU and had a longer length of stay in ICU. Therefore, it is important for physicians to identify patients who are at high risk of developing AKI and implement preventive strategies.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology
  4. Thiruventhiran T, Goh BL, Leong CL, Cheah PL, Looi LM, Tan SY
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 1999 Jan;14(1):214-7.
    PMID: 10052513
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  5. Loh HH, Tan CHH
    Med J Malaysia, 2012 Feb;67(1):133-5.
    PMID: 22582570 MyJurnal
    Wasp stings can present in various ways, ranging from mild self-limiting illness to severe multi organ failure with a potentially fatal outcome. We report a case of multiple wasp stings leading to acute renal failure needing prolonged dialysis support and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  6. Cheong IK, Chong SM, Singh N, Suleiman AB
    Med J Malaysia, 1981 Mar;36(1):8-10.
    PMID: 7321940
    We report this 21 years old Indian male with the nephrotic syndrome due to membranous nephropathy who later developed numerous epithelial crescents leading to a rapid loss of renal function. The pathogenesis of the crescentic transformation in this type of glomerulopathy is discussed.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology
  7. Suleiman AB
    Ann Acad Med Singap, 1982 Jan;11(1):32-5.
    PMID: 7073225
    Over a five year period, 184 patients were treated for acute renal failure. Uraemia was usually treated by peritoneal dialysis, and haemodialysis was reserved for post surgical and hypercatabolic patients. The overall mortality was 33.2% and was highest among surgical patients. These results were similar to previous reports. Peritoneal dialysis was usually effective in controlling uraemia. Uncontrolled sepsis remains a major problem, and septicaemia and gastrointestinal bleeding were adverse factors affecting the outcome. The combination of septicaemia and gastrointestinal bleeding commonly led to a fatal outcome.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology
  8. Siow SL, Wong CM, Sohail M
    Med J Malaysia, 2009 Jun;64(2):168-9.
    PMID: 20058581 MyJurnal
    Gastric outlet obstruction and in particular, pyloric stenosis, is relatively common in developing countries. Acute clinical presentation is often the manifestation of biochemical and electrolyte changes. The presence of metabolic alkalosis in combination with acute renal failure should alarm us to the possibility of adult pyloric stenosis. We report a case of adult pyloric stenosis that presented as acute renal failure and discuss its pathophysiology.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  9. H'ng PK, Nayar SK, Lau WM, Segasothy M
    Singapore Med J, 1991 Apr;32(2):148-9.
    PMID: 2042077
    We report two cases of acute renal failure that followed the ingestion of jering. Features of jering poisoning included clinical presentation of bilateral loin pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, oligo-anuria, haematuria and passage of sandy particles in the urine. Blood urea (40.8 mmol/l; 21.9 mmol/l) and serum creatinine (1249 mumols/l; 693 mumols/l) were markedly elevated. With conservative therapy which included rehydration with normal saline and alkalinisation of the urine with sodium bicarbonate, the acute renal failure resolved.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  10. Sari FT, Sari FT, Sari FT, Arfian N, Sari DCR
    Med J Malaysia, 2020 05;75(Suppl 1):20-23.
    PMID: 32471965
    INTRODUCTION: Kidney ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is the leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). Kidney IRI demonstrated apoptosis of epithelial cells in acute phase followed by proliferation of interstitial cells in chronic episode, and cellular senescence may contribute to development of AKI, however, its occurrence within acute or chronic episodes is still not completely understood.

    METHODS: Kidney IRI was performed with bilateral pediculus clamping in Swiss Background mice (3 months, 30-40g). Mice were euthanised on day one (I/R1, n=6), day eight (I/R8, n=6), and day twelve (I/R12, n=6) to exam acute and chronic episodes. Sham operation procedure was performed in the control. Tubular injury was assessed based on periodic acid- Schift (PAS) staining. Reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) was done to quantify mRNA expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and p16. Immunohistostaining (IHC) was performed to examine localisation of apoptosis (p53) and proliferation (Bcl-2).

    RESULTS: RT-PCR analysis showed upregulation of mRNA expression of Bcl-2, Bax, and p16 (p<0.05). The data showed that ischemia/reperfusion induces upregulation of Bax (p=0.20), Bcl-2 (p=0.45), p16 (p=0.18). Apoptosis and proliferation occurred in the epithelial cells in acute episodes, but occurred in interstitial areas in chronic episodes.

    CONCLUSIONS: Ischemia/reperfusion injury induces upregulation proliferation, apoptosis, and cellular senescence in acute kidney injury. Apoptosis reached its peak on day 1, proliferation on day 8, and cellular senescence on day 12.

    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  11. Suleiman AB, Awang H, Proehoeman F
    Med J Malaysia, 1981 Mar;36(1):14-6.
    PMID: 7321931
    The clinical presentation of patients with bilateral stones is discussed. The majority of patients presenting to the Nephrology Unit were in renal failure. Aggressive medical treatment allowed
    diagnostic procedures and definitive surgery to be performed in uraemic patients. Most patients presenting in uraemia benefitted from treatment.
    Study Site: Urology Unit, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  12. Md Ralib A, Mat Nor MB, Pickering JW
    Nephrology (Carlton), 2017 May;22(5):412-419.
    PMID: 27062515 DOI: 10.1111/nep.12796
    AIM: Sepsis is the leading cause of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated-Lipocalin (NGAL) is a promising biomarker for acute kidney injury (AKI) detection; however, it is also increased with inflammation and few studies have been conducted in non-Caucasian populations and/or in developing economies. Therefore, we evaluated plasma NGAL's diagnostic performance in the presence of sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in a Malaysian ICU cohort.

    METHODS: This is a prospective observational study on patients with SIRS. Plasma creatinine (pCr) and NGAL were measured on ICU admission. Patients were classified according to the occurrence of AKI and sepsis.

    RESULTS: Of 225 patients recruited, 129 (57%) had sepsis of whom 67 (52%) also had AKI. 96 patients (43%) had non-infectious SIRS, of whom 20 (21%) also had AKI. NGAL concentrations were higher in AKI patients within both the sepsis and non-infectious SIRS cohorts (both P 

    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology
  13. Lau YL, Lee WC, Tan LH, Kamarulzaman A, Syed Omar SF, Fong MY, et al.
    Malar J, 2013;12:389.
    PMID: 24180319 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-389
    Plasmodium ovale is one of the causative agents of human malaria. Plasmodium ovale infection has long been thought to be non-fatal. Due to its lower morbidity, P. ovale receives little attention in malaria research.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  14. Zainal D, Loo CS
    Singapore Med J, 1996 Feb;37(1):44-7.
    PMID: 8783912
    Acute renal failure (ARF) has undergone many changes with advances both in diagnosis and therapy. A retrospective study covering three and a half years from June 1986 to December 1989 of adults admitted to Hospital of the University of Science Malaysia examined the various aspects of presentation of the syndrome, management and areas where improvement can be made. A total of 164 patients were included in the study. 61.6% were male and 38.4% were female. The mean age was 49.8 +/- 17.2 years with 70% of patients being more than 40 years old. The aetiologies of acute renal failure were analysed and discussed. The majority of the patients (80%) had non-oliguric acute renal failure. Oliguric acute renal failure patients have higher mortality and more frequently need dialysis. Early recognition of acute renal failure and discerning use of nephrotoxic drugs could result in decrease in incidence and severity of renal failure.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  15. Ramanathan M, Lam HS
    Med J Malaysia, 1990 Dec;45(4):344-6.
    PMID: 2152058
    This report deals with a father and his son who developed acute renal failure following multiple bee stings. The renal lesion in these patients appears to be due to rhabdomyolysis caused by the bee venom. The other mechanisms are also discussed. The need for clinicians to be aware of acute renal failure as a complication of bee stings is stressed.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  16. Segasothy M, Swaminathan M, Kong NC
    Med J Malaysia, 1994 Dec;49(4):412-5.
    PMID: 7674979
    We report two patients who had cerebral malaria, heavy parasitemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hypercatabolism with rapid rises of blood urea and serum creatinine and acute renal failure. There was no evidence of intravascular hemolysis. Renal biopsy was consistent with acute tubular necrosis. Both patients responded to treatment with intravenous quinine and dialysis.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  17. Mallhi TH, Khan AH, Sarriff A, Adnan AS, Khan YH
    BMJ Open, 2017 Jul 10;7(7):e016805.
    PMID: 28698348 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016805
    OBJECTIVES: Dengue imposes substantial economic, societal and personal burden in terms of hospital stay, morbidity and mortality. Early identification of dengue cases with high propensity of increased hospital stay and death could be of value in isolating patients in need of early interventions. The current study was aimed to determine the significant factors associated with dengue-related prolonged hospitalisation and death.

    DESIGN: Cross-sectional retrospective study.

    SETTING: Tertiary care teaching hospital.

    PARTICIPANTS: Patients with confirmed dengue diagnosis were stratified into two categories on the basis of prolonged hospitalisation (≤3 days and >3 days) and mortality (fatal cases and non-fatal cases). Clinico-laboratory characteristics between these categories were compared by using appropriate statistical methods.

    RESULTS: Of 667 patients enrolled, 328 (49.2%) had prolonged hospitalisation. The mean hospital stay was 4.88±2.74 days. Multivariate analysis showed that dengue haemorrhagic fever (OR 2.3), elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (OR 2.3), prolonged prothrombin time (PT) (OR 1.7), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) (OR 1.9) and multiple-organ dysfunctions (OR 2.1) were independently associated with prolonged hospitalisation. Overall case fatality rate was 1.1%. Factors associated with dengue mortality were age >40 years (p=0.004), secondary infection (p=0.040), comorbidities (p<0.05), acute kidney injury (p<0.001), prolonged PT (p=0.022), multiple-organ dysfunctions (p<0.001), haematocrit >20% (p=0.001), rhabdomyolosis (p<0.001) and respiratory failure (p=0.007). Approximately half of the fatal cases in our study had prolonged hospital stay of greater than three days.

    CONCLUSIONS: The results underscore the high proportion of dengue patients with prolonged hospital stay. Early identification of factors relating to prolonged hospitalisation and death will have obvious advantages in terms of appropriate decisions about treatment and management in high dependency units.

    Study site: Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology
  18. Mallhi TH, Sarriff A, Adnan AS, Khan YH, Hamzah AA, Jummaat F, et al.
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 2015 Nov;25(11):828-34.
    PMID: 26577971 DOI: 11.2015/JCPSP.828834
    Dengue Viral Infection (DVI) imperils an estimated 2.5 billion people living in tropical and subtropical regions. World Health Organization (2011) guidelines also classified dengue as 'Expanded Dengue Syndrome' to incorporate wide spectrum of unusual manifestations of dengue infection affecting various organ systems - including liver, kidney, heart and brain. Renal involvements are least appreciated area of dengue infection, therefore, we systematically reviewed studies describing renal disorders in dengue infection, with emphasis on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The purpose of current review is to underscore clinicians’attention to this neglected intricacy of DVI. It suggests that dengue induced renal involvements vary from glomerulonephritis, nephrotic range proteinuria and AKI. We observed great disparity in incidence of AKI among dengue patients, based upon criteria used to define AKI. AKI among dengue patients was found to be associated with significant morbidity, mortality and longer hospitalization, adding financial burden to patients and healthcare system. Additionally, we identified several predictors of AKI in dengue patients including old age, obesity, severe dengue infection and concurrent bacterial or viral infection. Direct viral injury and deposition of antigen-antibody complex in glomerulus were found to be possible causes of renal disorders in dengue infection. Prior knowledge of clinico-laboratory characteristics and risk factors with early detection of AKI by using appropriate criteria would not only reduce morbidity and mortality but also decrease burden to patients and healthcare system.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
  19. Mallhi TH, Khan AH, Adnan AS, Sarriff A, Khan YH, Jummaat F
    PLoS One, 2015;10(9):e0138465.
    PMID: 26421839 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138465
    BACKGROUND: Dengue induced acute kidney injury (AKI) imposes heavy burden of illness in terms of morbidity and mortality. A retrospective study was conducted to investigate incidence, characteristics, risk factors and clinical outcomes of AKI among dengue patients.

    METHODOLOGY: A total 667 dengue patients (2008-2013) were retrospectively evaluated and were stratified into AKI and non-AKI groups by using AKIN criteria. Two groups were compared by using appropriate statistical methods.

    RESULTS: There were 95 patients (14.2%) who had AKI, with AKIN-I, AKIN-II and AKIN-III in 76.8%, 16.8% and 6.4% patients, respectively. Significant differences (P<0.05) in demographics and clinico-laboratory characteristics were observed between patients with and without AKI. Presence of dengue hemorrhagic fever [OR (95% CI): 8.0 (3.64–17.59), P<0.001],rhabdomyolysis [OR (95% CI): 7.9 (3.04–20.49)], multiple organ dysfunction OR (95% CI):17.9 (9.14–35.12), P<0.001], diabetes mellitus [OR (95% CI): 4.7 (1.12–19.86), P = 0.034], late hospitalization [OR (95% CI): 2.1 (1.12–19.86), P = 0.033] and use of nephrotoxic drugs [OR(95% CI): 2.9 (1.12–19.86), P = 0.006] were associated with AKI. Longer hospital stay (>3days) was also observed among AKI patients (OR = 1.3, P = 0.044) [corrected].Additionally, 48.4% AKI patients had renal insufficiencies at discharge that were signicantly associated with severe dengue, secondary infection and diabetes mellitus. Overall mortality was 1.2% and all fatal cases had AKI.

    CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of AKI is high at 14.2% among dengue patients, and those with AKI portended significant morbidity, mortality, longer hospital stay and poor renal outcomes. Our findings suggest that AKI in dengue is likely to increase healthcare burden that underscores the need of clinicians' alertness to this highly morbid and potentially fatal complication for optimal prevention and management.

    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Kidney Injury/etiology*
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