Prevalence of patients receiving renal replacement therapy in El Salvador in 2014.

DISCUSSION: Despite the increase in RRT services, the prevalence is lower than the Latin American average (660 pmp). Three quarters of HD and PD patients are under-dialysed. Obsolete RRT techniques are still used. The presence of Mesoamerican nephropathy influences the demographic characteristics (many young patients, two-thirds male, high prevalence in lowlands and coastlands). PMID: 27267915 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27267915?dopt=Abstract

Source: Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia - June 9, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Nefrologia Source Type: research