QUELLES ETIOLOGIES POUR LINSUFFISANCE RENALE AIGUE DANS LE SERVICE DE NEPHROLOGIE DU CHU DE BRAZZAVILLE?

Context: Acute kidney failure (AKI) is a sudden and reversible deterioration of kidney function. It is of various etiologies which are decisive for its management. Goals: Determine the frequency of AKI determine the types the different stages and aetiologies of AKI in the nephrology service of the university hospital of Brazzaville(UHB). Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective and descriptive study. We reviewed the files of patients hospitalized between January 1, 2016 and October 31, 2020 in the nephrology department of the UHB. Were included, patients aged at least 18 years with a discharge diagnosis of AKI. The study variables were socio-demographic data, stages the type of AKI and the aetiologies. Results: Out of 1,823 hospitalized patients, 244 were hospitalized for an AKI (13.38%), of which 164 had met the inclusion criteria. These were 60.2% boys and 39.8% women, with an average age of 47 ± 19 years. AKI was stage 3 in 69.5%. It was functional in 55.2% of cases with sepsis as the main cause (19.2%) organic (36%) with the main cause of NTA (25.5%) and obstructive in 8.7% of patients. Conclusion: In the nephrology department of the UHB, AKI preferentially affects young adult males. The severe form is common, functional AKI secondary to dehydration or sepsis is the main mechanism of occurrence.