The Significance of renal resistive index as a non-invasive marker of renal dysfunction

Ethical clearance number (reference no.: CPUT/HWS-REC 2022/H23)The data uploaded is the data of 100 patients that participated in the research study which includes the participant’s demographic information (age and gender), clinical and medical history, and ultrasound results (bipolar length of the kidneys (cm), kidney echogenicity, renal cortical thickness (cm) and the RRI.this study is a quantitative cross-sectional observational study, which included 100 participants, and was conducted at a tertiary academic hospital in Gauteng province of South Africa between the period December 2022 and February 2023. The main aim of the study was to determine whether patients with renal dysfunction, according to biochemical markers, who were referred by the nephrology department had an elevated RRI.<br><br>

伦理审查编号（参考编号：CPUT/HWS-REC 2022/H23）

上传的数据为参与该研究的100例患者数据，包含受试者的人口统计学信息（年龄及性别）、临床与病史资料，以及超声检查结果（肾脏 bipolar 长度（厘米）、肾脏回声强度、肾皮质厚度（厘米）及肾阻力指数（RRI））。

本研究为一项定量横断面观察性研究，共纳入100名受试者，于2022年12月至2023年2月期间在南非豪登省的一家三级教学医院开展。研究的主要目的是确定经肾病科转诊、根据生化指标诊断为肾功能不全的患者是否存在肾阻力指数升高的情况。