title: Renal and respiratory failure in Scottish ICUs.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to define the outcome of patients receiving both renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation in 16 Scottish intensive care units over a 2-year period. Patients were identified from the Scottish Intensive Care Society's database. Survivors developing end-stage renal failure were identified after examination of the Scottish Renal Registry's database. Mortality was 64.2% (392/612) for all patients receiving renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. End-stage renal failure developed in 1.6% (3/188) of the survivors of acute renal failure and in 33% (4/11) of the survivors with pre-existing chronic renal failure. Mortality has not improved when compared with earlier studies. End-stage renal failure rarely develops following acute renal failure in the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Victoria Infirmary, Langside Road, Glasgow G42 9TY, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: MacKirdy
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Howie
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015996:Survival Rate