title: The Urinary Uric Acid/Creatinine Ratio is An Adjuvant Marker for Perinatal Asphyxia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio (UA/Cr) in relation to Apgar score and cord blood gas analysis in identification of perinatal asphyxia and to define the cutoff values.
  
  
  METHODS
  case control study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The newborns admitted in the department of pediatrics and NICU of Mediciti Institute of Medical Science, Ghanpur, Medchal mandal, Telangana from May-July 2011 were enrolled.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted on 31 (18 males, 13 females) controls and 18 (12males, 6 females) asphyxiated neonates.
  
  
  METHODS
  5ml of arterial cord blood of newborn collected at the time of birth and spot urine samples were collected within 24-72 hours of life. Cord blood gas analysis were done immediately and Urinary uric acid was measured by modified Uricase method, urinary creatinine by modified kinetic Jaffe's reaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean urinary uric acid and creatinine ratio (2.58± 0.48 vs 1.89 ± 0.59) is significantly higher in Asphyxiated group than in the control group. The umbilical cord blood pH had significant positive correlation with 1stminute Apgar score (r= 0.41, p=0.003), 5thminute Apgar (r= 0.44, p=0.002), while urinary UA/Cr ratio had significant negative correlation with cord blood pH (r= -0.63, p=0.002). Urinary UA/Cr ratio with criterion of >2.43 had 80% sensitivity, 87.5% specificity with AUC of 0.84 (p=0.003) had a better predictive value.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urinary UA/Cr ratio is easy, non-invasive, painless and economical adjuvant parameter with better predictive value for diagnosing perinatal asphyxia with simple diagnostic equipment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, SHARE INDIA-Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India 501401.
authors.forename: Aparna Varma
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Bhongir
authors.affiliation: Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500095.
authors.forename: Akhil Varma Venkata
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Yakama
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, SHARE INDIA-Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India 501401.
authors.forename: Subhajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, SHARE INDIA-Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India 501401.
authors.forename: Sejal B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Radia
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics- MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, SHARE INDIA-Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India 501401.
authors.forename: Jayalakshmi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pabbati
keywords: apgar score; asphyxia; cord blood pH; urinary uric acid and creatinine ratio