OBJECTIVES: To identify the causes of co-morbidities and mortality among patients with renal disease who attended the SARA clinic in 2007, and to examine the relationships among personal factors, comorbidities, and risk factors for mortality. METHODS: This descriptive retrospective study reviewed medical records of 232 patients with acute renal failure (ARF) on hemodialysis. RESULTS: The majority of patients were males (60.3%). A greater number of them were between 61 to 80 years old (37%) and the hemodialysis was performed in Critical Care Units. ARF was the main cause of hospitalization (87.9%). CONCLUSION: Common comorbidities included respiratory failure, respiratory infection, high blood pressure, and sepsis. The main causes of death were respiratory failure and sepsis.
Renal dialysis; Renal insufficiency, chronic; Morbidity; Mortality
