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Aetiology and outcome of acute renal failure secondary to war realated trauma and infectious diseases

The aim of our study was to explore the aetiology and the outcome of acute renal failure (ARF)during the war in Croatia. Of the 2131 patients admitted to our hospital between April 1990 and November 1992 due to war related trauma, 11(0.5%) developed ARF. The development of ARF in these patients was secondary to an overwhelming septic process. Most of our patients suffered from multiple organ failure. Of the 11 patients suffering from ARF due to war related trama only four recovered (63.6% had died). Patiens who developed ARF due to infectious diseases unrelated to trauma had a better prognosis. Although ARF is usually of a multifactorial genesis, our study aimed to emphasize the importance of disseminated septic processes as a cause of ARF.

acute renal failure; multiple organe failure; war

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