Study Nephron 2002

Treatment modalities and outcome of the renal victims of the Marmara earthquake

Sever M, Erek E, Vanholder R, Koc M, Yavuz M, Ergin H, et al. — Nephron, 2002

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers examined the treatments and outcomes for 639 victims who developed acute kidney problems after the catastrophic Marmara earthquake.

What They Found

Of 639 victims, 477 (74.6%) received some form of renal replacement therapy, with 5,137 hemodialysis sessions performed in total. The study reported 97 deaths (15.2%), and the mortality rate was higher for dialyzed victims (17.2%) compared to non-dialyzed ones (9.3%). Massive amounts of blood, fresh frozen plasma, and human albumin were also administered.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

The study relied on questionnaires sent to multiple hospitals, which may introduce variability or incompleteness in the collected data.

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Study Details

Study Type	Study
Category	Crush Injury
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	12187086
Year Published	2002
Journal	Nephron
MeSH Terms	Acute Kidney Injury; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Blood Component Transfusion; Crush Syndrome; Disasters; Fluid Therapy; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Peritoneal Dialysis; Plasma; Renal Dialysis; Respiration, Artificial; Surveys and Questionnaires; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Turkey

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