Oliguria

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Oliguria
Other namesHypouresis
Specialty Urology

Oliguria or hypouresis is the low output of urine: specifically, more than 80 ml/day, but less than 400ml/day. [1] The decreased output of urine may be a sign of dehydration, kidney failure, hypovolemic shock, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS), multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, urinary obstruction/urinary retention, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), pre-eclampsia, and urinary tract infections, among other conditions.

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Beyond oliguria is anuria, which represents an absence of urine, clinically classified as below 80 or 100 ml/day. [1]

The term oliguria is derived from oligo-meaning "small, little," + -uria, from the Greek word ouron, meaning "urine". [2]

Definition

Oliguria is defined as a urine output that is less than 1 mL/kg/h in infants, [3] less than 0.5 mL/kg/h in children, [3] and less than 400 mL [3] or 500 mL [4] per 24h in adults - this equals 17 or 21 mL/hour. For example, in an adult weighing 70 kg it equals 0.24 or 0.3 mL/kg/h. Alternatively, however, the value of 0.5 mL/kg/h is commonly used to define oliguria in adults as well. [4]

Diagnostic approach

Perform ultrasound examination of the kidney to rule out obstructive processes.[ citation needed ]

The mechanisms causing oliguria can be categorized globally in three different categories:[ citation needed ]

Postoperative oliguria

Patients usually have a decrease in urine output after a major operation that may be a normal physiological response to:[ citation needed ]

Babies

Oliguria, when defined as less than 1 mL/kg/h, in infants is not attributed to kidney failure. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Boon, Nicholas A.; et al. (2006). Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine (20th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. p. 475. ISBN   978-0-443-10057-4.
  2. "Oliguria | Origin and meaning of oliguria by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. 1 2 3 Klahr S, Miller S (1998). "Acute oliguria". N Engl J Med. 338 (10): 671–5. doi:10.1056/NEJM199803053381007. PMID   9486997. Free Full Text Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. 1 2 Merck manuals > Oliguria Last full review/revision March 2009 by Soumitra R. Eachempati
  5. Arant B (1987). "Postnatal development of renal function during the first year of life". Pediatr Nephrol. 1 (3): 308–13. doi:10.1007/BF00849229. PMID   3153294. S2CID   9166918.