Parameter | Results |
Patients dialysed | 28 (56) |
Temporarily* | 8 (16) |
Permanently | 11 (22) |
Deceased while dialysed | 9 (18) |
Deaths | 17 (34) |
Within 6 months after SRC diagnosis | 8 (16) |
Within 12 months after SRC diagnosis | 10 (20) |
Death or permanent dialysis | 28 (56) |
Final renal function in dialysis-free survivors | |
Mean (SD) serum creatinine level | 155 (59) μmol/l |
Mean (SD) creatinine clearance | 45.6 (13.3) ml/min |
Values are numbers (%) unless specified otherwise.
*Mean (SD) duration: 9.0 (9.8) months (median: 5.0).
SRC, scleroderma renal crisis.