title: Acute renal failure outcomes in children and adults.
abstract: Acute renal failure (ARF) in hospitalized patients remains associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most reports have detailed the in-hospital outcomes in ARF patients. This commentary focuses on the outcomes (including quality of life) of ARF patients, both adults and children, after discharge from the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA. jr55@columbia.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiryluk
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D011788:Quality of Life