PROLONGED ACUTE-RENAL-FAILURE IN CRITICAL ILL PATIENTS IN MULTIORGANIC FAILURE

From September 1989 to december 1992, 8 patients with prolonged acute renal failure have been studied. Hypoxemia, either with or without dis tress, remarkable sustained hypotension and aminoglycosides administra tion, were the associated conditions usually seen in these patients. C AVH, CAVHD and/or HD were employed as soon as oliguria or high creatin ine value were detected. All patients survived. Renal function complet ely recovered in six patients; the remaining two recovered function pa rtially.