2017
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.183258
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Acute kidney injury in Lagos: Pattern, outcomes, and predictors of in-hospital mortality

Abstract: The pattern of AKI in this study is similar to that from other developing countries. In-hospital mortality remains high although most of the causes are preventable.

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“…However, more studies with a large national representative sample are urgently required. The mortality rate of AKI in the present study falls below the range quoted in the literature as 16 to 63.3% [21]. The likely explanation is the small sample size of this study.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 81%
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“…However, more studies with a large national representative sample are urgently required. The mortality rate of AKI in the present study falls below the range quoted in the literature as 16 to 63.3% [21]. The likely explanation is the small sample size of this study.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 81%
“…It is reported in one study that in-hospital mortality rate of AKI was 29.6% [21]. Brown JR et al [8] in a study carried out in the USA from 2001 to 2011 found that the in-hospital mortality associated with AKI has been on the decline starting from 21.9% in 2001to 9.1% in 2011.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Estudos constataram que complicações provenientes da gravidez são responsáveis por 16% dos casos de IRA, tais como: aborto séptico, eclampsia e hemorragia pós-parto (Halle et al, 2017;Bello, Busari, Amira, Raji & Braimoh, 2017).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Classifica-se a necrose tubular aguda como isquêmica e nefrotóxica, tendo como principal meio de diagnóstico o exame clínico, ultrassonografia e exames laboratoriais. Associando-se frequentemente a fatores extrínsecos tais como os agentes potencialmente nefrotóxicos, hipoperfusão ou hipovolemia; caracteriza-se por ser responsável por 33,2% de complicações renais graves (Bello et al, 2017;Bragato, Fioravanti, Braga, Reis & Borges, 2015).…”
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“…Además, la morbilidad y la mortalidad por esta causa se han mantenido relativamente altas durante las últimas seis décadas [8]. Las diferencias observadas entre países desarrollados y en vía de desarrollo en el patrón epidemiológico de LRA incluyen los individuos afectados, su etiología, el entorno en el que ocurre y las modalidades de terapia de reemplazo renal (TRR) disponibles y sus resultados [9,10].…”
Section: Epidemiologíaunclassified