Review Article

Renal Replacement Therapy in Austere Environments

Table 2

Reported nonearthquake disasters, requirement for renal replacement therapy, and outcomes.

Author/yearEvent and locationDateNo. deathsNo. requiring RRTMortality after RRT

Bywaters and Beall 1941 [9]Crush injury after bombing and building collapse, London19414NANA
Bentley and Jeffreys 1968 [35]Crush injury after mine collapse, United Kingdom196812 of 31 of 2
Goldfarb and Chung 2002 [14]World Trade Center collapse after terrorist attack, New York City20012,7521None
Altintepe et al. 2007 [36]Building collapse, Konya, Turkey2004922None
Kutner et al. 2009* [37]Hurricane, New Orleans, LA20051,836UnknownNo 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.