La Tunisie médicale
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La Tunisie médicale · Apr 2003
[Incidence and prognosis of acute renal failure in the intensive care unit. Retrospective study of 216 cases].
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). ⋯ 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.