Cause and prognosis of acute renal failure in Kuwait: a 2-year prospective study.
At the Mubarak Al-Kabeer University Hospital of Kuwait (Arabian Gulf), 77 episodes of acute renal failure were collected prospectively over 2 years, yielding a mean annual incidence rate of 9.5/100,000 population. Forty-four episodes occurred in hospital, a rate of 1.3 per 1000 admissions. In this group, acute tubular necrosis was the commonest cause (27 episodes). Thirty-three episodes occurred in the community, acute tubular necrosis accounting for 11 episodes. In contrast to hospital-acquired renal failure there was a tendency for increased incidence of community-acquired renal failure in the summer months. A more striking observation was the lower mortality in the community-acquired form. The mortality was not related to severity of renal failure even within the group with acute tubular necrosis.
Abraham
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Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kuwait.
Gupta
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Senthilselvan
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van der Meulen
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Johny
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007683:Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012621:Seasons; D014329:Tropical Climate