Kidney international
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Kidney international · Sep 1996
Multicenter StudyEpidemiology of acute renal failure: a prospective, multicenter, community-based study. Madrid Acute Renal Failure Study Group.
There are very limited data on overall epidemiology of ARF. It is crucial to know the incidence, etiology and clinical feature of ARF to promote prevention strategies and to implement adequate resources for the management of this entity. During a nine month period, a collaborative prospective protocol with 98 variables was developed to assess all ARF episodes encountered in the 13 tertiary-care hospitals in Madrid, Spain (covering 4.2 million people of over 14 years of age). ⋯ This study gives, for the first time, the incidence of all forms of ARF in a developed country. ARF is iatrogenically induced at a high rate by modern medicine. Prevention strategies, particularly in the perioperative period, are needed to decrease its impact.