Practice pattern of hemodialysis among end-stage renal disease patients in Rural South India: A single-center experience.

Practice pattern of hemodialysis among end-stage renal disease patients in Rural South India: A single-center experience. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2017 Sep-Oct;28(5):1150-1156 Authors: Hemachandar R Abstract Hemodialysis (HD) is the most common mode of renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in India. However, the practice and pattern of dialysis in a hospital serving rural population is largely unknown. A prospective study of 127 ESRD patients initiated on HD between January 2013 and December 2014 was done. The study included 101 males and 26 females, with a mean age of 50.05 ± 13.80 years. Native kidney disease was unknown in 45.67% of patients as they presented very late in their disease course. Nearly 87.4% of patients had emergency dialysis. Only 6.30% of patients had started dialysis with an arteriovenous fistula while 93.70% with a temporary catheter. The mean creatinine and hemoglobin at the initiation of dialysis were 11.18 mg/dL and 6.8 g/dL, respectively. All patients underwent twice weekly HD of 4 h duration with achieved average single-pool Kt/V of 1.52. The hospitalization rate was 3.25 per patient-year. The outcomes in our cohort were as follows: 3.94% transferred to other centers, 16.54% died, 0.79% underwent transplantation, 33.07% continued on HD, and majority 45.67% stopped dialysis. The most common cause of death was sepsis. The Kaplan-Meier analysis showed median survival time on...
Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Source Type: research