About this trial
This study aims to assess the clinical relevance of renal artery duplex ultrasound in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in terms of the renal resistive index (RRI).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients age >18 years.
Both sexes.
Patients within 24 hours after intensive care unit (ICU) admission.
Disqualifiers
Patients presented with poor abdominal echogenicity.
Chronic kidney disease, especially with estimated creatinine clearance less than 30 ml/min/1.73m.
Patients with dialysis dependency.
Patients with renal transplantation.
Trial population
One hundred patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), all the studied populations will be diagnosed to have AKI, with no past medical history of chronic renal disease.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Renal Artery Duplex
Other interventionRenal artery duplex will be performed to all patients in terms of renal resistivity index (RRI).
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Renal resistivity index (RRI)
The renal resistivity index (RRI) will be assessed in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) who require intensive care unit (ICU) admission within 24 hours.
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