OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical outcome of acute renal failure (ARF) patients when submitted to dialysis and non-dialysis treatments in ICU. METHODS: this prospective study included patients over 18 years of age and serum creatinine of >1.5 mg/dl. The patients were included in dialysis and non-dialysis groups. RESULTS: The study included 70 patients, 19 (27.1%) comprised the dialysis group and 51 (72.9%) the non-dialysis group. In the dialysis group, mortality rate was 42.1% and in the non-dialysis group was 33.3% (p<0.58). CONCLUSION: There were multifactors of ARF in ICU, but ARF is not the single cause for the high mortality rate in ICU patients.
Renal insufficiency, acute; Renal insufficiency, acute; Intensive care units; Nursing
