Correlation of Renal Ultrasonographic Parameters with Serum Creatinine in Staging of Chronic Kidney Disease - Our Experience

Objective: Present study was designed to conduct with main objective to assess the correlation of renal ultrasonographic parameters with serum creatinine. Identifying the significance of renal echogenicity in grading the chronic kidney disease (CKD) ultrasonographically. Methodology: This is an institution based cross-sectional study of sixty patients diagnosed with CKD. ultrasound of the kidneys and liver were performed. Serum creatinine were assayed. The data were then evaluated using appropriate statistical tools. Results: The results of present study revealed statistically significant positive correlation between serum creatinine and renal parenchymal echogenicity and its grading with serum creatinine (less than0.001). In addition to this statistically significant positive correlation between renal echogenicity and mean longitudinal size, renal echogenicity, parenchymal thickness and cortical thickness were also observed. However, a negative correlation was observed between serum creatinine and mean longitudinal size, mean parenchymal thickness, mean cortical thickness. Conclusion: In conclusion, results of our study identified the renal echogenicity and its grading show a better correlation with serum creatine when compared to other ultrasonographic renal parameters (longitudinal size, parenchymal thickness and cortical thickness). Besides use of ultrasonography for early detection of renal function and morphologic abnormality is found cost effective, non-invasive, easy and reproducible.