Lesão renal aguda em pacientes internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

Abstract

The objective was to identify the incidence, classification of acute kidney injury in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Method: A cross-sectional study with a documentary and retrospective character, carried out from July to November 2018, in a public hospital. The sample for the analysis was 66 medical records of patients admitted to an adult ICU, aged 18 years or older with a hospital stay of 48 hours or more. The classification was made using the RIFLE criterion according to the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative. Results: The incidence of the disease under study was 48.32% (32), staging Risk identified as the most frequent, with 21.18% (18). The development of acute kidney injury, in the study, is associated with female gender, advanced age, use of nephrotoxic medications, comorbidities and death. It is pertinent to maintain the rigorous monitoring of the identified factors, aiming at the prevention and / or early detection of acute renal failure and reduction of mortality.