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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 · 2021

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 char...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i830355

Epidemiological Profile of End-Stage Renal Diseases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A. A. Alkhlaif, A. K. Alsuraimi & A. A. Bawazir · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background/Aims: The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) reported (2015) a total of 15,782 dialysis patients in Saudi Arabia. Out of these patients, 14,366 were treated via haemodialysis, whereas the remaining 1,416 underwent peritoneal dialysis. Aims: This study aimed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i730220