AIMTo evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury （AKI） in very low birth weight （VLBW） infants. METHODSIn this retrospective study of VLBW infants, we analyzed the prevalence of AKI, ...AIMTo evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury （AKI） in very low birth weight （VLBW） infants. METHODSIn this retrospective study of VLBW infants, we analyzed the prevalence of AKI, as defined by changes in serum creatinine and urine output, associated risk factors and outcomes.RESULTSA total of 293 VLBW infants （mean gestational age 28.7 wk） were included, of whom 109 weighed less than 1000 g at birth. The overall prevalence of AKI was 11.6% （22% in infants with a birth weight under 1000 g and 5.4% those heavier）. A total of 19 （55%） affected infants died, with a mortality rate of 58% in infant less than 1000 g and 50% in those heavier. After adjusting for confounding variables, only necrotizing enterocolitis （NEC） remained associated with AKI, with odds ratio of 4.9 （95%CI： 1.9-18.6）. Blood pressure and glomerular filtration rate （GFR） were not different between affected infants and the others upon discharge from hospital. A normal GFR was documented in all affected infants at one year of age.CONCLUSION Using Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes defnition of AKI, it occurred in over 10% of VLBW infants, more commonly in infants with lower birth weight. NEC was an independent associated risk factor. Renal function, as defined by GFR, was normal in all surviving affected infants 10 to 12 mo later.展开更多
The 3Φinduction motor is a broadly used electric machine in industrial applications,which plays a vital role in industries because of having plenty of beneficial impacts like low cost and easiness but the problems lik...The 3Φinduction motor is a broadly used electric machine in industrial applications,which plays a vital role in industries because of having plenty of beneficial impacts like low cost and easiness but the problems like decrease in motor speed due to load,high consumption of current and high ripple occurrence of ripples have reduced its preferences.The ultimate objective of this study is to control change in motor speed due to load variations.An improved Trans Z Source Inverter(ΓZSI)with a clamping diode is employed to maintain constant input voltage,reduce ripples and voltage overshoot.To operate induction motor at rated speed,different controllers are used.The conventional Proportional-Inte-gral(PI)controller suffers from high settling time and maximum peak overshoot.To overcome these limitations,Fractional Order Proportional Integral Derivative(FOPID)controller optimized by Gray Wolf Optimization(GWO)technique is employed to provide better performance by eliminating maximum peak overshoot pro-blems.The proposed speed controller provides good dynamic response and controls the induction motor more effectively.The complete setup is implemented in MATLAB Simulation to verify the simulation results.The proposed approach provides optimal performance with high torque and speed along with less steady state error.展开更多
BACKGROUND The exact definition of Acute kidney injury(AKI)for patients with traumatic brain injury(TBI)is unknown.AIM To compare the power of the“Risk,Injury,Failure,Loss of kidney function,and End-stage kidney dise...BACKGROUND The exact definition of Acute kidney injury(AKI)for patients with traumatic brain injury(TBI)is unknown.AIM To compare the power of the“Risk,Injury,Failure,Loss of kidney function,and End-stage kidney disease”(RIFLE),Acute Kidney Injury Network(AKIN),Creatinine kinetics(CK),and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes(KDIGO)to determine AKI incidence/stage and their association with the inhospital mortality rate of patients with TBI.METHODS This retrospective study collected the data of patients admitted to the intensive care unit for neurotrauma from 2001 to 2012,and 1648 patients were included.The subjects in this study were assessed for the presence and stage of AKI using RIFLE,AKIN,CK,and KDIGO.In addition,the propensity score matching method was used.RESULTS Among the 1648 patients,291(17.7%)had AKI,according to KDIGO.The highest incidence of AKI was found by KDIGO(17.7%),followed by AKIN(17.1%),RIFLE(12.7%),and CK(11.5%)(P=0.97).Concordance between KDIGO and RIFLE/AKIN/CK was 99.3%/99.1%/99.3%for stage 0,36.0%/91.5%/44.5%for stage 1,35.9%/90.6%/11.3%for stage 2,and 47.4%/89.5%/36.8%for stage 3.The in-hospital mortality rates increased with the AKI stage in all four definitions.The severity of AKI by all definitions and stages was not associated with inhospital mortality in the multivariable analyses(all P>0.05).CONCLUSION Differences are seen in AKI diagnosis and in-hospital mortality among the four AKI definitions or stages.This study revealed that KDIGO is the best method to define AKI in patients with TBI.展开更多
文摘AIMTo evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury （AKI） in very low birth weight （VLBW） infants. METHODSIn this retrospective study of VLBW infants, we analyzed the prevalence of AKI, as defined by changes in serum creatinine and urine output, associated risk factors and outcomes.RESULTSA total of 293 VLBW infants （mean gestational age 28.7 wk） were included, of whom 109 weighed less than 1000 g at birth. The overall prevalence of AKI was 11.6% （22% in infants with a birth weight under 1000 g and 5.4% those heavier）. A total of 19 （55%） affected infants died, with a mortality rate of 58% in infant less than 1000 g and 50% in those heavier. After adjusting for confounding variables, only necrotizing enterocolitis （NEC） remained associated with AKI, with odds ratio of 4.9 （95%CI： 1.9-18.6）. Blood pressure and glomerular filtration rate （GFR） were not different between affected infants and the others upon discharge from hospital. A normal GFR was documented in all affected infants at one year of age.CONCLUSION Using Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes defnition of AKI, it occurred in over 10% of VLBW infants, more commonly in infants with lower birth weight. NEC was an independent associated risk factor. Renal function, as defined by GFR, was normal in all surviving affected infants 10 to 12 mo later.
文摘The 3Φinduction motor is a broadly used electric machine in industrial applications,which plays a vital role in industries because of having plenty of beneficial impacts like low cost and easiness but the problems like decrease in motor speed due to load,high consumption of current and high ripple occurrence of ripples have reduced its preferences.The ultimate objective of this study is to control change in motor speed due to load variations.An improved Trans Z Source Inverter(ΓZSI)with a clamping diode is employed to maintain constant input voltage,reduce ripples and voltage overshoot.To operate induction motor at rated speed,different controllers are used.The conventional Proportional-Inte-gral(PI)controller suffers from high settling time and maximum peak overshoot.To overcome these limitations,Fractional Order Proportional Integral Derivative(FOPID)controller optimized by Gray Wolf Optimization(GWO)technique is employed to provide better performance by eliminating maximum peak overshoot pro-blems.The proposed speed controller provides good dynamic response and controls the induction motor more effectively.The complete setup is implemented in MATLAB Simulation to verify the simulation results.The proposed approach provides optimal performance with high torque and speed along with less steady state error.
文摘BACKGROUND The exact definition of Acute kidney injury(AKI)for patients with traumatic brain injury(TBI)is unknown.AIM To compare the power of the“Risk,Injury,Failure,Loss of kidney function,and End-stage kidney disease”(RIFLE),Acute Kidney Injury Network(AKIN),Creatinine kinetics(CK),and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes(KDIGO)to determine AKI incidence/stage and their association with the inhospital mortality rate of patients with TBI.METHODS This retrospective study collected the data of patients admitted to the intensive care unit for neurotrauma from 2001 to 2012,and 1648 patients were included.The subjects in this study were assessed for the presence and stage of AKI using RIFLE,AKIN,CK,and KDIGO.In addition,the propensity score matching method was used.RESULTS Among the 1648 patients,291(17.7%)had AKI,according to KDIGO.The highest incidence of AKI was found by KDIGO(17.7%),followed by AKIN(17.1%),RIFLE(12.7%),and CK(11.5%)(P=0.97).Concordance between KDIGO and RIFLE/AKIN/CK was 99.3%/99.1%/99.3%for stage 0,36.0%/91.5%/44.5%for stage 1,35.9%/90.6%/11.3%for stage 2,and 47.4%/89.5%/36.8%for stage 3.The in-hospital mortality rates increased with the AKI stage in all four definitions.The severity of AKI by all definitions and stages was not associated with inhospital mortality in the multivariable analyses(all P>0.05).CONCLUSION Differences are seen in AKI diagnosis and in-hospital mortality among the four AKI definitions or stages.This study revealed that KDIGO is the best method to define AKI in patients with TBI.
