title: [Incidence and prognosis of acute renal failure in the intensive care unit. Retrospective study of 216 cases].
abstract: Our aims to determine the incidence, the causes, the nature and the prognosis of acute renal failure (ARF) in an intensive care unit of Habib Bourguiba's university hospital (Sfax Tunisia).
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively included all patients having ARF during a period of one year. Two hundred sixteen patients developed ARF (17%) During the period of study. The causes of ARF were multiple, and dominated by hypovolemia (47% of cases) The Acute renal failure (ARF) is a frequent pathology. It is essentially observed in old patients. The causes are often multiple. The mortality is high and the best treatment remains prophylactic.
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation médicale, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Mabrouk
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahloul
authors.forename: Chokri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Damak
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kallel
authors.forename: Hichem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ksibi
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rekik
authors.forename: Hedi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chelly
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology