#acute kidney failure

Acute Kidney Failure according to UNAIR Nephrologist

UNAIR NEWS – The rise of mysterious cases of acute kidney failure in early October has been a hot topic. Approximately 131 children in 14 provinces in Indonesia experienced acute kidney failure, the cause was unknown at that time. The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) then gave a statement that the cause of acute kidney failure in children was due to the consumption of syrup containing chemicals that exceeded the threshold, such as Ethylene Glycol (EG) and Diethylene Glycol (DEG). According to Prof. Djoko Santoso dr. PhD SpPD KGH FINASIM, an Internal Medicine Professor of Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) and Kidney-Hipertension Consultant, acute kidney failure is a disruption of kidney function that happens fast and suddenly marked by the increase of creatinine serum or decreasing urine production.