Prognosis in Acute Renal Failure Accompanied by Jaundice

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The mortality rate of 67 sequential cases of acute renal failure (ARF) accompanied byjaundice was compared with the mortality rate of 168 patients without jaundice. The mortality rate in the group of jaundiced patients was 57%, significantly greater (p < 0.05) than the 42% mortality in patients without jaundice. The mortality rate correlated with serum bilirubin levels; patients with serum bilirubin greater than 20 mg% had a mortality rate of 85%, whereas patients with levels lower than 10 mg% had a mortality rate of only 33%. Average blood pressures were significantly lower (p < 0.01) in patients with jaundice than in those without. The data indicate that: (1) ARF accompanied byjaundice carries a worse prognosis; (2) reduced blood pressure which accompanies this condition may be an aggravating factor, and (3) serum bilirubin levels may be used as a prognostic index.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1981

Publication date (Print): 1981

Publication date (Electronic): 02 December 2008

Volume: 27

Issue: 3

Pages: 152-154

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Istituto di Nefrologia Medica, Università di Bari, Bari, Italy

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Publisher ID: 182042 Other ID: Nephron 1981;27:152–154

DOI: 10.1159/000182042

PubMed ID: 7219645

SO-VID: 9db41266-895f-4560-9607-b9b41e2955ba

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Date accepted : 11 July 1980

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Pages: 3

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