Has mortality from acute renal failure decreased

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Has mortality from acute renal failure decreased Has mortality from acute renal failure decreased? A systematic review of the literature Yvonne Patricia Ympa, MD, Yasser Sakr, MBBCh, MSc, Konrad Reinhart, MD, PhD, Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 118, Issue 8, Pages 827-832 (August 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.069 Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Changes in mortality (bar graph) in patients with acute renal failure over the 47 years between 1956 and 2003. Line represents numbers of patients included in the studies during each time period. The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 827-832DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.069) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions