Open AccessAcute renal failure in premature neonates
Author(s) -
Aleksandra Doronjski,
Vesna Stojanović,
Slobodan Spasojević,
Branka Kovacevic,
Vesna Pavlović,
Marko Nikolić,
Radojica Savić
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0911863d
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , neonatal intensive care unit , birth weight , creatinine , renal function , peritoneal dialysis , population , incidence (geometry) , intensive care , blood pressure , retrospective cohort study , premature newborn , pediatrics , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , genetics , physics , environmental health , optics , biology
Hemodynamic stress is the leading cause of acute renal failure (ARF) in premature neonates. Incidence of ARF in this population is between 8 and 24%. The aim of this study was to determine the frequence of presence of ARF in premature neonates, as well as its impact on their survival.