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ACUTE RENAL FAILURE AFTER OPEN HEART SURGERY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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Title: ACUTE RENAL FAILURE AFTER OPEN HEART SURGERY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Authors: Hassan Raffa , Abdul Rahman Maccawy 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 1988

Volume: 38

Issue: 5

Language: English

Categories
Acute Renal Failure (3) Open Heart Surgery (2) Medicine (22336) Nephrology (4362) Surgery (16580)

Abstract

Abstract


Open heart surgeries were performed on 2463 cases . Acute renal failure occurred in 18 patients after such procedures in 11 patients after correction of congenital anomalies and in 7 patients after val­vular surgery. Peritoneal and hemodialysis was required in 16 patients. lntraoperative hypotension, bleed­ing, low cardiac output, excessive use of cardiotonics, cardiac arrest and mismatched transfusions were the most common causes. Twelve acute renal failure patients died (mortality rate 66%). The etiology, presen­tation, management, results and possible prevention in developing countries, of this highly lethal compli­cation of open heart surgery, is discussed

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