Research Article

Renal Replacement Therapy in Children in the Developing World: Challenges and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Southeast Nigeria

Table 1

The RRT required rate amongst the patients on admission.

Gender Number of patients on admission Number of patients on admission with renal diseaseNumber of patients who required RRT amongst those with renal disease
(%) (%) (%)

Male (%)2,086 (59.3%) 132 (3.7%)35 (18.0%)
Female (%)1,434 (40.7%)62 (1.8%)29 (15.0%)

Total (%)3,520 (100%)194 (5.5%)64 (33.0%)