Clinical profiles of chronic renal failure patients at referral to nephrologist
Joint Authors
Munir, Abd al-Qasim
al-Nusyrat, Ibrahim
Kabir, Muhammad Zahangir
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 15, Issue 4 (31 Aug. 2004), pp.468-472, 5 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2004-08-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The quality of care of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) in their predialysis state is known to have a significant impact on the mortality and morbidity of dialysis patients.
We evaluated 78 patients with chronic renal disease who were referred to our center for Follow-up of nephrologists between June 2002 and July 2003.
We studied the etiology of the disease and the different biological parameters at the time of first nephrology clinic visit.
The mean age of the patients was above 52 years.
Diabetes mellitus was the leading cause of CRF found in 28% of patients, followed by hypertension in 24% cases.
Seventy percent of the patients were in a state of moderate and severe renal failure at referral with mean blood urea nitrogen (BUN) of 22 ± 13 mmol / L, serum creatinine of 390 ± 180 µmol / L and creatinine clearance of 16.8 ± 14.2 ml/min.
Our study suggests that the referring physicians should be more aware of the timing of referral of patients with CRF to nephrologists so that optimum pre-dialysis care can be ensured to improve the quality of life and better outcome of CRF patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Munir, Abd al-Qasim& al-Nusyrat, Ibrahim& Kabir, Muhammad Zahangir. 2004. Clinical profiles of chronic renal failure patients at referral to nephrologist. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 15, no. 4, pp.468-472.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Munir, Abd al-Qasim…[et al.]. Clinical profiles of chronic renal failure patients at referral to nephrologist. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 15, no. 4 (Dec. 2004), pp.468-472.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Munir, Abd al-Qasim& al-Nusyrat, Ibrahim& Kabir, Muhammad Zahangir. Clinical profiles of chronic renal failure patients at referral to nephrologist. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2004. Vol. 15, no. 4, pp.468-472.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 472
Record ID
BIM-58321