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Various factors were analyzed in 80 consecutive children under 16 years who had acute renal failure (ARF), for various prognostic factors. Overall mortality was 42.5%, with significantly higher levels seen in hemolytic uremic syndrome (68%, P <0.05) and associated with cardiac surgery (90.9%, P <0.01). Anuria (67.6% vs. 43.5%, P <0.05), need for dialysis (85.3% vs. 56.5%, P <0.05), neurological complications (50% vs. 6.3%, P <0.01), and respiratory complications (35.2% vs. 2.1%, P <0.01) were significantly higher in nonsurvivors than survivors. Multiple regression analysis showed the presence of neurological and respiratory complications to be poor prognostic factors.
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Received May 2, 1995; received in revised form August 28, 1996; accepted September 13, 1996
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Arora, P., Kher, V., Rai, P. et al. Prognosis of acute renal failure in children: a multivariate analysis. Pediatr Nephrol 11, 153–155 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050247
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050247