It is reported that patients with severe renal failure do not generally recover renal function.
Patients needing immediate dialysis are less likely to recover.
Ann Intern Med. The authors thank all the clinicians who have referred patients and all colleagues who have been involved in patient care or diagnosis at the Hammersmith Hospital over the past three decades, especially Professor Sir Keith Peters and Dr. Martin Lockwood. Jeremy B. Levy, MA, PhD, MRCP, Renal Section, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Ducane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. J.B. Levy, C.D. Pusey. J.B. Levy, A.N. Turner, A.J. Rees, C.D. Pusey.