UREMIA-LIKE SYMPTOMS NOT DUE TO UREMIA IN BATTLE CASUALTIES
1955; American Medical Association; Volume: 158; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1955.02960170029009
ISSN2376-8118
Autores ResumoEarly in the Korean war, as in World War II, approximately 90% of the wounded men who developed renal failure died. When a special center for the treatment of renal insufficiency was established in the combat zone of Korea, increased emphasis was placed upon the early recognition and treatment of renal failure in wounded men. Strict attention was focused on urinary output, and patients with a 24-hour urinary volume of less than 500 cc. were transferred promptly to the renal center, where specialized treatment, including artificial kidney dialysis, was available. The mortality rate for patients with renal failure fell promptly to approximately 50%, but there it remained for the duration of the war. This dreadful figure was not reduced further, even though the chemical effects of uremia responded well to methods of treatment then available. The cause of death was not always known, but it appeared not to be uremia
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