摘要
objectives: to identify the causes of co-morbidities and mortality among patients with renal disease who attended the sara clinic in 2007, and to examine the relationships among personal factors, comorbidities, and risk factors for mortality. methods: this descriptive retrospective study reviewed medical records of 232 patients with acute renal failure (arf) on hemodialysis. results: the majority of patients were males (60.3%). a greater number of them were between 61 to 80 years old (37%) and the hemodialysis was performed in critical care units. arf was the main cause of hospitalization (87.9%). conclusion: common comorbidities included respiratory failure, respiratory infection, high blood pressure, and sepsis. the main causes of death were respiratory failure and sepsis.