P-35 A quantitative audit of the clinical spectrum and prevalence of paediatric renal diseases seen within the paediatric nephrology department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
Author(s):
M Persaud, J Joseph, N Narine, G Ramkumar, B Williams, E Cunjie
Year of Presentation:
2024
Objective: To analyze the different types of kidney diseases encountered at the Paediatric Nephrology Clinic at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) during the time period of January 2014 to April 2023.
Methods: This study was a quantitative retrospective epidemiologic research based on the clinic charts of patients of the Nephrology Paediatric Clinic from January, 2014 to April 2023 at the GPHC. Information was obtained from the clinic charts of the paediatric nephrology clinic and entered in a secured SPSS spreadsheet.
Results: A total of 87 patients charts were obtained with 66% males, 34% females, and age distribution in decreasing percentage was as follows: 6–8yr (35.6%), 9–11yr (32.2%), 3–5yr (11.5%), 12–14yr (10.3%), 0–2yr (9.2%). The diagnoses recorded were nephrotic syndrome 63.2%, hydronephrosis was 10.3%. Other diagnoses included nephritic syndrome (4.6%), post-streptococcal glomeru- lonephritis (4.6%), posterior urethral valves (2.3%), acute kidney injury (2.3%), vesicoureteral reflux (2.3%), nephristis (2.3%), polycystic kidney disease (2.3%), chronic kidney disease (1.1%), glomerulonephritis (1.1%), end stage renal disease (1.1%) and renal agenesis (1.1%). Underweight children comprised 64.4% of the sample, healthy weight were 17.2%. Obesity and overweight were the least prevalent at 6.9% and 4.6% respectively.
Conclusion: Nephrotic syndrome was the most prevalent renal diagnosis paediatric patients. The relevance of this data described is contributing to the existing limited literature. It serves as useful data for awareness and outcomes of renal disorders in our Guyanese Paediatric population.