Abstract:Objective To explore the value of ultrasound hemodynamic parameters and real-time shear wave elastography quantitative parameters in evaluating acute renal injury after renal transplantation.Methods Between January 2019 and January 2022, 57 patients with renal failure who received renal transplantation in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College received color Doppler ultrasound to detect the blood flow signals (pulsation index, resistance index, and peak flow rate) of the interlobar artery, segmental artery and aorta, and to examine the modulus of elasticity values of the renal sinus, renal column, medulla, and renal cortex through real-time shear wave elastography. The patients were followed up for 6 months. They were divided into acute renal injury group and non acute renal injury group according to whether the patients had acute renal injury. To analyze the risk factors of acute renal injury after renal transplantation, and evaluate the predictive efficacy of ultrasound hemodynamic parameters and real-time shear wave elastography quantitative parameters for acute renal injury after renal transplantation.Results Among 57 patients with renal failure receiving renal transplantation, 14 had acute renal injury after operation, the incidence was 24.56%. The renal length and diameter in the acute renal injury group were shorter than those in the non acute renal injury group (P < 0.05). The pulsation index, resistance index, and elastic modulus of renal cortex in the acute renal injury group were higher than those in the non acute renal injury group (P <0.05). Multivariate results showed that the increased pulsation index [O^R =3.522 (95% CI: 1.203, 10.304) ], resistance index [O^R =3.294 (95% CI: 1.125, 9.637) ], and modulus of elasticity [O^R =3.016 (95% CI: 1.031, 8.825) ] of renal cortex were all risk factors for acute renal injury after renal transplantation (P < 0.05). The increase of renal length [O^R =3.418 (95% CI: 1.168, 9.998) ] was the protective factor of acute renal injury after renal transplantation (P < 0.05). The results of ROC analysis showed that the sensitivity of the pulsation index, resistance index, and modulus of elasticity of renal cortex in predicting acute renal injury after renal transplantation were 71.4% (95% CI: 0.420, 0.904), 60.7% (95% CI: 0.326, 0.836), 71.4% (95% CI: 0.420, 0.904), and 85.7% (95% CI: 0.562, 0.975), respectively; The specificity was 74.4% (95% CI: 0.585, 0.859), 60.5% (95% CI: 0.445, 0.746), 60.5% (95% CI: 0.446, 0.746), and 72.1% (95% CI: 0.561, 0.842), respectively; AUC were 0.740 (95% CI: 0.575, 0.905), 0.648 (95% CI: 0.477, 0.818), 0.718 (95% CI: 0.573, 0.862), and 0.803 (95% CI: 0.642, 0.964), respectively.Conclusion Ultrasound hemodynamic parameters and real-time shear wave elastography quantitative parameters can be used to predict the acute renal injury after renal transplantation, especially the pulsation index, resistance index, and elastic modulus of renal cortex of the interlobular artery are more effective in predicting the acute renal injury after renal transplantation.