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American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation
|February 1, 1991
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Community-acquired acute renal failure is often prerenal azotemia, with lower mortality. Intrinsic acute renal failure presents more severe outcomes, frequently caused by drug toxicity or infection.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Critical Care

Background:

  • Acute renal failure (ARF) often develops during hospitalization.
  • Community-acquired ARF, presenting on hospital admission, requires distinct etiological investigation.
  • Understanding the causes and outcomes of community-acquired ARF is crucial for timely intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively define the causes and outcomes of community-acquired acute renal failure.
  • To identify the incidence and common etiologies of ARF presenting at hospital admission.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study over 17 months.
  • Screening of hospital admission serum creatinine levels for elevations >177 mumol/L.
  • Comparison with baseline creatinine to identify community-acquired ARF.

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Main Results:

  • 100 patients with community-acquired ARF identified (1% of admissions).
  • Prerenal azotemia (70%) had the lowest mortality (7%), often due to volume depletion.
  • Intrinsic ARF (11%) showed highest mortality (55%), commonly drug-induced or infection-related.
  • Obstructive ARF (17%) had 24% mortality, frequently linked to benign prostatic hypertrophy.

Conclusions:

  • Community-acquired ARF is predominantly prerenal azotemia.
  • Intrinsic ARF in this setting is severe and often linked to nephrotoxicity or infections, unlike hospital-acquired ARF.
  • Prompt diagnosis and management of ARF causes are vital for improving patient outcomes.