Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Units at a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a recognized complication in critically ill patients. The epidemiology of AKI varies worldwide, depending on the diagnostic criteria used and the setting. The International Society of Nephrology has called for a reduction in preventable deaths from AKI to zero by the year 2025.

Cost-effectiveness of acute peritoneal dialysis: Considerations from Africa.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is currently an important public health problem with high morbidity and mortality especially in low- and middle-income countries. In these low-resource settings, prevention of death from severe AKI involves well-coordinated intensive care services, which are often absent or expensive. Provision of cost-effective interventions that are widely available and accessible to everyone is important.

Corrigendum: Risks, precipitants and clinical presentation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania.

This corrigendum corrects article "Risks, precipitants and clinical presentation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania". Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Oct 1;19:119.

Risks, precipitants and clinical presentation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at the Kilimanjaro Christian medical centre in Tanzania [corrected].

Introduction: Risk factors and precipitants of gastro-oesophageal disease (GERD) differ widely in communities. We conducted an observational study to describe these risks, precipitants and clinical presentation of GERD patients at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Tanzania.

Methods: We consecutively recruited 92 GERD patients who were referred for endoscopy at KCMC from March to November 2008.

Outcome of acute peritoneal dialysis in northern Tanzania.

Data on the burden of acute kidney injury (AKI) in resource-poor countries such as Tanzania are minimal because of a lack of nephrology services and an inability to recognize and diagnose AKI with any certainty. In the few published studies, high morbidity and mortality are reported. Improved nephrology care and dialysis may lower the mortality from AKI in these settings.