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Acute renal failure is defined as the abrupt decline in glomeruler filtration rate resulting from ischemic or toxic injury and observed mostly in the critical care units. The most important factors playing role in the ...

AIM: Acute renal failure (ARF) is an important clinical problem in the neonatal period and usually related with a primary disease. Unless diagnosed early and treated properly, it may cause significant mortality and mor...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of acute kidney injury (AKI) in newborns followed up in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). MATERIAL and METHODS: This prospective study was perfo...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia and hyperuricemia, and investigate uric acid albumin ratio association with mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients. ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients and to evaluate RIFLE criteria in critically ill patients. Prospective observational study. MATERIAL and METHOD...

Continuous renal replacement therapies have advantages over intermittent hemodialysis in the treatment of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Dialytic regimens which have therapeutic aims in common with oth...

Continuous renal replacement therapies have advantages over intermittent hemodialysis in the treatment of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Dialytic regimens which have therapeutic aims in common with oth...

OBJECTIVE: Acute renal failure is a life-threatening event in critically ill children. The dialysis modality depends on the clinical status of the patient and technical opportunities. We aimed to assess the renal replace...

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), popularly known as “ecstasy”, is a synthetic, psychoactive drug. MDMA has been reported to have several severe adverse effects including rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, ...

OBJECTIVE: Colistin is a polymyxin antibiotic with a polypeptide structure and is effective against gram-negative bacilli. Although its use had decreased due to its side effects, it has increased again in recent years, e...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication affecting many hospitalized patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. AKI seldom occurs as isolated organ failure; much more often it emerges ...

OBJECTIVE: Patients with malignancies may develop autoimmune and rheumatic manifestations as a result of generation of autoantibodies, paraneoplastic syndromes, direct invasion of joints and muscles by the tumour cells, ...

Chronic Kidney Disease affects approximately 10% of the world’s adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day an...

Kidney disease is a global public health problem, affecting over 750 million persons worldwide. The burden of kidney disease varies substantially across the world, as does its detection and treatment. In many settings, r...

Chronic pancreatitis is a rare cause of oxalate nephropathy. The aim of this case report was to present a patient hospitalized with acute kidney injury who was diagnosed with oxalate nephropathy and concurrent chronic pa...