Incidence, characteristics and prognosis of acute kidney injury in Cameroon: a prospective study at the Douala General Hospital.

Objective: There are limited data on AKI in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to determine the incidence, characteristics and prognosis of AKI in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study including all consenting acute admissions in the internal medicine and the ICU of a tertiary referral hospital in Cameroon from January 2015 to June 2016.