Crystallographic investigation of urine in newborn with renal disturbance due to asphyxia.

Objective: The aim is to increase the efficiency of diagnosis of renal injury in neonates with asphyxia by identifying of structural markers according to research facies of urine in newborns of different gestational ages.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study involved 150 full-term with signs of kidney damage due to asphyxia: 75 babies with severe asphyxia, and 75 children with moderate asphyxia and 100 preterm infants: 50 children with severe asphyxia and 50 children with moderate. Comparison groups: group 1 consisted of 20 full-term infants, group 2 which included 20 preterm neonates.