Acute renal failure in Jordan

Abstract EN

We evaluated 215 patients with acute renal failure (ARF) in three centers in Jordan over an 18 months period.

Their ages ranged between 12-90 years, and 120 of them were males.

Parenchymal renal insult was the commonest cause of ARF as it was seen in 125 patients (58%).

Pre-renal azotemia was seen in 60 patients (28%) and acute obstructive uropathy in 30 patients (14%).

At presentation, 152 patients (70.7%) were oligo-anuric, while 63 (29.3%) were non-oliguric.

Forty patients (18.6%) required dialysis support; 30 of them were in the renal failure group (75%).

Thirty-two of the 40 patients were oliguricaruric.

Complete recovery of renal function was achieved in 80% for the whole group, and in 64% of those with parenchymal renal insult.

Forty-seven patients (21.9%) died; 35 of them (63.9%) were in the renal group, and 37 patients (78%) were oligo-anuric.

Sepsis and cardiac complications were together responsible for almost 75% of the deaths.