Outcomes of acute kidney injury in children and adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Background: Access to diagnosis and dialysis for acute kidney injury can be life-saving, but can be prohibitively expensive in low-income settings. The burden of acute kidney injury in sub-Saharan Africa is presumably high but remains unknown. We did a systematic review to assess outcomes of acute k...

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Main Authors: Prof. Wasiu A Olowu, MBBS, Prof. Abdou Niang, MD, Charlotte Osafo, MBChB, Prof. Gloria Ashuntantang, MD, Prof. Fatiu A Arogundade, MBBS, Prof. John Porter, MD, Prof. Saraladevi Naicker, MBChB, Dr. Valerie A Luyckx, MBBCh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15003228