Doppler of Renal Segmental Artery Resistive Index in Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Background: Diabetic nephropathy affects 40 percent of patients with type I diabetes mellitus. It carries a poor prognosis when fully developed, where the estimated death rate is approximately 40-100 times that of nondiabetics. Vascular resistivity evaluation at multiple points of renal parenchyma can indicate structural or functional changes within the kidneys and can provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information. Objective: The goal of the research was to use renal artery Doppler to evaluate the mean renal resistivity index in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: The research was initiated with the approval of the University of Lahore Ethical Committee. In this study, all the patients were registered after signing the informed consent form. Toshiba Xario was used with a convex probe of frequency of 3-5 MHz. Renal Resistive Index (RRI) was evaluated and sonographic data was kept in the ultrasound unit. The Statistical package for Social Sciencies version 24 was used for analysing the data. Results: Among 97 patients, there were 66 females and 31 males of which 50 patients were with Diabetes and 47 were normal. In the result of our study it was seen that renal resistive index significantly increases in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Conclusion: In conclusion, renal resistive index (RRI) levels were high in patients with Diabetes Mellitus showing positive correlation of RRI values