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

• Main Authors: Prof. Wasiu A Olowu, MBBS (Author), Prof. Abdou Niang, MD (Author), Charlotte Osafo, MBChB (Author), Prof. Gloria Ashuntantang, MD (Author), Prof. Fatiu A Arogundade, MBBS (Author), Prof. John Porter, MD (Author), Prof. Saraladevi Naicker, MBChB (Author), Dr. Valerie A Luyckx, MBBCh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...