Abstract
Introduction: Many studies are performed on kidney failure, the evaluation of kidney failure risk factors in neonates and the identification of the causes and the diagnosis and treatment methods seem necessary due to the different conditions of neonatal intensive care units.
Methods: The searches were conducted by two independent researchers and the aim was to find the relevant studies published from 1/1/2000 to 30/5/2019. Finally, a meta-analysis was performed using STATA14 statistical software.
Results: A total of 10461 patients and a total of 7 studies from 4 provinces that met the inclusion criteria were evaluated. According to the random effect model, the total Prevalence of the acute renal in 10461 patients was 3% (3%-4% at a 95% confidence interval, I2 = 96.2%).
Conclusions: Initial diagnosis and treatment of azotemia will lead to improvement in renal function and urinary output, timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent the development of pre-renal failure to endogenous renal failure and reduce the need of dialysis in neonates.
Key words: Newborn, Dehydration, Acute renal failure , Jaundice.