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Characteristics of ESRD Patients who have been on Long-term Hemodialysis Therapy in Egypt

Abir Farouk Megahed, Nagy Sayed-Ahmed

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · pp. 37–47 · Published 31 Jul 2021

10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i830355

Abstract

Background: It is well-known that hemodialysis extends the life of end-stage renal disease  (ESRD) patients, who would have otherwise died. The characteristics of long-term patients on hemodialysis (HD) were not evaluated before in Egypt. We aimed at identifying the specific characteristics of the patients who have survived on hemodialysis for more than 20 years in Egypt. Subjects and Methods: During the years 2018 and 2019, the twenty-seven governorate health affairs Directories of the Egyptian Ministry of Health were contacted to participate in data collection. The dialysis physicians in each hemodialysis unit were sent a questionnaire form requesting to submit information, on the characteristics of patients who have been on HD therapy for twenty  years or more. Results: Seventy-three patients were encountered from a total number of 26000 HD patients to have been on HD therapy; with a range between 20 and 30 years. Males constituted the majority of these patients. Sixty-eight patients were dialyzed through working arteriovenous fistulas (A-V fistulas). The mean urea reduction ratio (URR) of these patients was 0.65±0.095. Acute  intradialytic complications afflicted only 20.3% of these patients. More than three-quarters of the patients had a positive serology test for HCV antibodies. None of these patients has diabetes mellitus. On the other hand, complaints related to the skeletal system were present in 47.4% of the patients. There is a statistically significant higher rate of acute complications in the female gender and a statistically significant higher fertility rate after hemodialysis in the male gender. Conclusion: Long-term dwellers on hemodialysis therapy are not unusual in Egyptian ESRD patients and their characteristics are reasonable.

Hemodialysis dwellers long-term patients ESRD Egypt

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