Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37303404›Full record

ArticleCureus2023

Clinico-Pathological Outcomes of Patients With Crescentic Glomerulonephritis: A Single-Center Study.

Abdullah Z Alsuheili, Hanadi Alhozali, Ayar A Bukhari, Mohammad A Khan, Abdulaziz S Alzahrani, Suhail K Abualnaja, Reem A Al Zahrani

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Abdullah Z AlsuheiliFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Hanadi AlhozaliFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Unit, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Ayar A BukhariFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Mohammad A KhanFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Abdulaziz S AlzahraniFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Suhail K AbualnajaFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Reem A Al ZahraniPathology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Crescentic glomerulonephritis (CrGN) is a pathological description of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). It is characterized by renal failure and is associated with a grave prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of patients diagnosed with crescentic glomerulonephritis at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Method This retrospective study included patients with CrGN who underwent treatment at the nephrology department at KAUH from June 2021 to August 2022. We collected and analyzed data from 56 patients diagnosed with CrGN on the basis of renal biopsies between 2002 and 2015. Result The study included 17 cases of CrGN. The mean age of patients at the time of diagnosis was 18.06 ± 13.49 years. The distribution of histological findings showed that cellular crescents (94.1%) and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) (76.5%) were the most commonly observed histological findings. The most common underlying etiology was lupus nephritis (41.2%). Regarding the lab results, the mean serum creatinine level at admission was 378.88 ± 273.27 μmol/L, proteinuria was 1.53 ± 1.23 and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) level was 36.94 ± 45.08 mL/min. The factors associated with poor renal outcome were IFTA (P=0.01), phosphate level before discharge, serum creatinine level before and after discharge (P=0.032), and GFR level after discharge (P=0.001). Conclusion Crescentic glomerulonephritis is an important cause of acute kidney injury due to its potential to result in severe glomerular injury. In our study, 12 out of 17 patients experienced poor renal outcomes, which were associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early detection and treatment of CrGN is crucial in order to manage the disease.

Indexed as

crescentic glomerulonephritiscrgniftainterstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophyrapidly progressive glomerulonephritisrpgn

Identifiers

PMID37303404
PMCPMC10249912

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.