Acute Renal Failure in U.S. Veterans

Outcomes following diagnosis of acute renal failure in U.S. veterans: focus on acute tubular necrosis. 09/12/09. When patients develop acute kidney injury, a small fraction of them will develop end-stage renal disease later. The severity of renal impairment in the remaining patients is uncertain because studies have not carefully examined renal function over time or the precise timing of entry into a late stage of chronic kidney disease. To determine these factors, we used a United States Department of Veterans Affairs database to ascertain long-term renal function in 113,272 patients. Kidney International via PubMed