Clinical spectrum of acute renal failure in dammam central hospital, dammam, saudi arabia.
Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Fifty consecutive patients of acute renal failure (ARF) seen over a period of two years at the Dammam Central Hospital, Dammam were studied. The mean age of the patients was 39.3 years ranging from 14 to 90 years. The main etiological factors for ARF were acute tubular necrosis (67.5%) and obstructive uropathy (30%). The mortality rate was 26% and the poor prognostic factors included sepsis, acidosis, shock and the need for emergency hemodialysis.
Source: PubMed
Authors: R Ghacha, A K Sinha, I A Al-Khursani
Institution: Dammam Central Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Acute Kidney Injury Research
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1600367391