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Demographical data and hemodialysis population dynamics in Qatar : a five year survey
Joint Authors
Rashid, Awwad H.
Fituri, Umar M.
Shigidi, Mazin M. T.
Ramachandiran, Gajaraj
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 3 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.493-500, 8 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Hemodialysis was initiated in Qatar in 1981, since then the hemodialysis population has been expanding rapidly.
This report describes the demographics and outcome of our hemodialysis patients during a five years study period.
Data of all the patients on regular hemodialysis from January 1st, 2002 to December 31st, 2006 were included in this study was collected from the medical records and entered into an especially designed questionnaire.
The prevalence of end stage kidney disease in Qatar is 624 patients per million populations with an incidence of 202 patients per million populations per year.
Currently, 278 patients are on hemodialysis, 65% of them are Qatari, males represent 51%, whereas 44.6% are between 65-74 years of age.
Diabetic nephropathy is the commonest cause of end stage kidney disease (48%), followed by primary glomerulonephritis and hypertensive glomerulopathy.
Arteriovenous fistula was the vascular access in 57% of patients.
The incidence of Hepatitis B, C and Human immunodeficiency virus had been stable throughhout the study period though our hemodialysis population had increased by 1.5 fold.
The first and five years survival rates of our patients were 84 and 53% respectively.
Qatar has one of the highest rates of dialysis patients with a good long-term survival report.
Peritoneal dialysis remained to be the key solution for the rapidly expanding patients' pool.
Maintenance of national registry of dialysis patients and improving our organ transplant program is an essential goal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shigidi, Mazin M. T.& Ramachandiran, Gajaraj& Rashid, Awwad H.& Fituri, Umar M.. 2009. Demographical data and hemodialysis population dynamics in Qatar : a five year survey. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 20, no. 3, pp.493-500.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shigidi, Mazin M. T.…[et al.]. Demographical data and hemodialysis population dynamics in Qatar : a five year survey. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 20, no. 3 (Sep. 2009), pp.493-500.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-36902
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shigidi, Mazin M. T.& Ramachandiran, Gajaraj& Rashid, Awwad H.& Fituri, Umar M.. Demographical data and hemodialysis population dynamics in Qatar : a five year survey. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2009. Vol. 20, no. 3, pp.493-500.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-36902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 499-500
Record ID
BIM-36902