Etiology and the outcome of hospital acquired acute renal failure (HAARF)

Aim: to determine the etiology and the outcome of patients with hospital acquired acute renal failure rationale of study: high incidence of hospital acquired acute renal failure (haarf) and substantial morbidity and mortality prompted to assess the determinants and outcome of the problem in our setup. place and duration of study: medical unit-ii,sheikh zayed medical college/hospital,rahim yar khan. from january to september 2013 sample size: sample size is 107 patients. sample technique: patients of arf admitted in hospital that developed arf in hospital setting. results: the mean+sd age of the patients was 48.12+3.28 years ranging from 19.6-59.4 years and the median age was 40.36 years. out of 107 patients,65(61%) patients were males and 42(39%) females. conclusion: hospital acquired acute renal failure most commonly occurred in more than 40 yrs age group of patients. mortality rate among haarf patients was 50 (47%) patients,and full recovery occurred in 53 (57%) cases.