International Journal of Nephrology / 2011 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
Renal Replacement Therapy in Austere Environments Table 2 Reported nonearthquake disasters, requirement for renal replacement therapy, and outcomes.
Author/year Event and location Date No. deaths No. requiring RRT Mortality after RRT Bywaters and Beall 1941 [9 ] Crush injury after bombing and building collapse, London 1941 4 NA NA Bentley and Jeffreys 1968 [35 ] Crush injury after mine collapse, United Kingdom 1968 1 2 of 3 1 of 2 Goldfarb and Chung 2002 [14 ] World Trade Center collapse after terrorist attack, New York City 2001 2,752 1 None Altintepe et al. 2007 [36 ] Building collapse, Konya, Turkey 2004 92 2 None Kutner et al. 2009* [37 ] Hurricane, New Orleans, LA 2005 1,836 Unknown No excess mortality risk identified
*Retrospective cohort study examining mortality rates after Hurricane Katrina among patients with end-stage renal disease receiving dialysis therapy in the New Orleans area.