肾功能衰竭主要集中在急性肾损伤及其后果上，同时也讨论了慢性肾功能衰竭、高血压和肾脏移植领域的进展。本出版物汇集了肾功能衰竭的临床和实验方面的内容，提供了关于急性肾功能衰竭的病理学和病理生理学的及时实用信息；药物和其他物质的肾毒性；预防、治疗和疗法的肾功能衰竭；与移植、高血压和糖尿病相关的肾功能衰竭。

Renal Failure primarily concentrates on acute renal injury and its consequence, but also addresses advances in the fields of chronic renal failure, hypertension, and renal transplantation. Bringing together both clinical and experimental aspects of renal failure, this publication presents timely, practical information on pathology and pathophysiology of acute renal failure; nephrotoxicity of drugs and other substances; prevention, treatment, and therapy of renal failure; renal failure in association with transplantation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.