Abstract: TH-PO559
Baseline Characteristics of Renal Biopsy Cohort of Patients With CKDu in Nicaragua
Session Information
- Pathology and Lab Medicine
November 03, 2022 | Location: Exhibit Hall, Orange County Convention Center‚ West Building
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Pathology and Lab Medicine
- 1700 Pathology and Lab Medicine
Authors
- Urey, Cristian J., MINSA, Chinandega, Nicaragua
- Garcia Salazar, Nelson Benito, MINSA, Chinandega, Nicaragua
- Workeneh, Biruh, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
- Mikhailov, Alexei V., Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Carstens, Michael H., Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Mandayam, Sreedhar A., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Background
CKDu represents a devastating form of kidney disease in young adults in Central America with no traditional risk factors for CKD. Renal biopsy studies of patients with CKDu have been rare. We report the baseline characteristics of a cohort of patients with CKDu that underwent renal biopsy in Leon and Chinandega, Nicaragua
Methods
Study was approved by local IRB and MINSA, Nicaragua. After signing informed consent, patients with CKDu were identified by treating nephrologists and admitted to Hospital Escuela Oscar Danilo Rosales Argüello for renal biopsy. Ultrasound guided percutaneous renal biopsy was performed under conscious sedation and local anesthesia. 2-3 cores were sampled in each patient and verified for adequacy
Results
32 patients were screened for kidney biopsy for CKDu with baseline CBC, BP and Coagulation panel 24 hours pre biopsy. 3 patients were not biopsied for safety concerns (small kidney size, uncontrolled HTN). 14 were female, Mean age of patients was 34 years. Mean serum creatinine at biopsy was 1.4mg/dl. All patients had post biopsy ultrasound to r/o bleeding complications and labs at 24 hours to confirm absence of significant bleeding or other complications
Conclusion
Ultrasound guided percutaneous renal biopsy can be safely conducted in resource poor settings to help diagnose and manage patients with CKDu.