Acute renal failure as complication of diarrhea in children in Al Diwaniyah

ABSTRACT

This is a Prevalence study of renal failure as complication of patients had diarrhea and dehydration Who admitted in Maternity and children Teaching Hospital in AL-Diwaniya from 1/8/2008 to 1/8/2009 The total number of Patients was 5171 patients, those <1y of age [23.12%] male and [19.76%] female, from 1-4 y. of age [22.10%] male and [18.29%] female, from 5-14 y age [9.16%] male and [7.24%] female, the male to female ratio was 1.19 1. The total number of patients had ARF and peritoneal dialysis were 19 Patients [0.36%] of total number of patients 5 1 7 1 patients, 57 them died [0.09%] after dialysis and 14 discharged well [0.27%] from hospital after peritoneal dialysis