title: Acute renal failure as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital.
abstract: Forty seven patients with acute renal failure were studied prospectively over a two-year period at the Kenyatta National Hospital. There were 20 males and 27 females. The mortality rate was 40.4%. Most patients had medically oriented problems. Complications that were associated with a high mortality were infections and the presence of neuropsychiatric manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Were
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Otieno
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies