scholarly journals End Stage Renal Disease: Seroprevalence of Hepatitises B and C along with Associated Aetiology and Risk Factors in Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Raza Shah ◽  
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan ◽  
Muhammad Tanveer Alam ◽  
Adnan Salim ◽  
Mehwish Hussain ◽  
...  

Background. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) normally requires dialysis or transplantation for survival. Since ESRD patients are on long term dialysis, infections such as Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) are commonly reported.Methods. This was a retrospective study carried out at a government hospital during a 12-month period from January 2013 to December 2013. The data was collected using a predesigned pro forma to note the etiology, gender, age, and HBsAg and anti-HCV test result of each patient.Results. 444 children suffering from ESRD were included in our analysis. The mean age of sample was 12.7 ± 4.1 years. Sixty percent (n=262) of the children were boys. The most common etiology of ESRD was kidney stones (n=44, 29.3%). HBV was positive in 11 children (2.5%) while HCV was positive in 13 (2.9%).Conclusion. This study asserts the need for carrying out further work to confirm these findings and expand our recommendations. It is imperative to reliably determine the burden of HBV and HCV disease and to determine the aetiology of their spread especially in children with ESRD.

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 535-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn Kyung Kee ◽  
Jung Tak Park ◽  
Chang-Yun Yoon ◽  
Hyoungnae Kim ◽  
Seohyun Park ◽  
...  

Background Maintaining peritoneal dialysis (PD) for a long time is problematic owing to a number of factors. This study aimed to clarify the characteristics and examine the clinical outcomes of patients who received PD as a long-term dialysis modality. Methods All end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who initiated PD at Yonsei University Health System between 1987 and 2000 were screened. Patients who maintained PD for over 15 years were classified as the long-term PD group and those who were treated with PD for less than 5 years were included in the short-term PD group. Demographic and biochemical data and clinical outcomes were compared between the groups. Independent factors associated with long-term PD maintenance were ascertained using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results Among 1,116 study patients, 87 (7.8%) were included in the long-term group and 293 (26.3%) were included in the short-term group. In the long-term group, the mean patient age at PD initiation was 39.6 ± 11.5 years, 35 patients (40.2%) were male, and the mean PD duration was 205.3 ± 32.7 months. Patients were younger, body weight was lower, the proportion of patients with diabetes or cardiovascular diseases was lower, and the proportion of low to low-average transporters was higher in the long-term group than in the short-term group ( p < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that age, body mass index (BMI), serum creatinine, type of PD solution, and diabetes were significant independent factors associated with long-term PD maintenance. Conclusion Peritoneal dialysis can be considered as a long-term renal replacement therapy option, especially in non-diabetic, not overweight, and young ESRD patients.


2013 ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
Viet Thang Hoang

Backgrounds: The aims dialysis of any sort include maintenance of normal body fluid status, normal electrolyte and acid-base balance, and removal of waste products. The degree of adequacy of removing nitrogenous waste products is very important. So the aims of this study: calculating Kt/Vurea and CCr in end-stage renal disease patients treated by CAPD and evaluating the correlation between clearance of urea and creatinine. Patients-Methods: 30 ESRD patients treated by CAPD at Department of Nephrology- Hue central Hospital were selected for this study from 1/2010 to 6/2011. The design of the study was a prospective crossover design. Results: The mean age of the patients was: 36,17±10,74 years(male) and 49,07 ± 12,75 years (female). Weekly Kt/Vure/t at T0: 2,43 ± 0,86 and T9: 2,26 ± 0,75; Weekly CCr at T0: 95,45 ± 29,39 L/week/1,73 m2 and T9: 90,81 ± 27,44 L/week/l,73 m2, p > 0,05. There was a positive-relation between Kt/Vure/week) and (CCr/week), (r = 0,638; p < 0,05).


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 658-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nosratollah Nezakatgoo ◽  
Albert Ndzengue ◽  
Manhunath Ramaiah ◽  
Elvira O. Gosmanova

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) interruption requiring hemodialysis (HD) is not uncommon and its frequently abrupt nature prevents timely creation of permanent HD access and avoidance of central venous catheters (CVC). We retrospectively studied a cohort of 24 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (mean age 50.7 years, 83.3% African-Americans, 58.3% females, time on dialysis interquartile range [IQR] 0 - 65 days) who had simultaneous PD catheter insertion and backup arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2013. The primary outcome of interest was the percent of patients receiving HD through the backup AVF at the time of PD interruption. A median (IQR) for PD catheter use after its insertion was 10.5 (2 - 20) days. After the mean follow-up of 19.6 months, 12 patients remained on PD, 2 patients received a kidney transplant, and 1 patient died. The overall AVF patency was 66.7%. A total of 9 (37.5%) patients had PD interruption requiring permanent (8 patients) or temporary (1 patient) HD after the mean (standard deviation [SD]) follow-up of 12.3 (8.2) months. Arteriovenous fistula was used as the initial access in 4 patients, and in 3 patients the original AVF was used after additional surgical revision. Forty-four percent of patients with a backup AVF fistula avoided CVC at the time of PD interruption requiring HD. The simultaneous AVF creation at the time of PD catheter insertion reduced but did not fully eliminate CVC at the time of PD interruption. Larger studies are needed to evaluate the utility of a backup AVF in PD patients.


Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martín Calderón-Juárez ◽  
Gertrudis Hortensia González-Gómez ◽  
Juan C. Echeverría ◽  
Héctor Pérez-Grovas ◽  
Claudia Lerma

Linear heart rate variability (HRV) indices are dependent on the mean heart rate, which has been demonstrated in different models (from sinoatrial cells to humans). The association between nonlinear HRV indices, including those provided by recurrence plot quantitative analysis (RQA), and the mean heart rate (or the mean cardiac period, also called meanNN) has been scarcely studied. For this purpose, we analyzed RQA indices of five minute-long HRV time series obtained in the supine position and during active standing from 30 healthy subjects and 29 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (before and after hemodialysis). In the supine position, ESRD patients showed shorter meanNN (i.e., faster heart rate) and decreased variability compared to healthy subjects. The healthy subjects responded to active standing by shortening the meanNN and decreasing HRV indices to reach similar values of ESRD patients. Bivariate correlations between all RQA indices and meanNN were significant in healthy subjects and ESRD after hemodialysis and for most RQA indices in ESRD patients before hemodialysis. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that RQA indices were also dependent on the position and the ESRD condition. Then, future studies should consider the association among RQA indices, meanNN, and these other factors for a correct interpretation of HRV.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Yoon Park ◽  
Jiyun Jung ◽  
Sung Woo Lee ◽  
Ho Kim ◽  
Jung Pyo Lee

Abstract Background and Aims Long-term exposure to air pollutants significantly increases the morbidity and mortality associated with various diseases. However, little is known about the relationship between air pollutants and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)-related mortality. Method A total of 5041 patients who started dialysis between 2008 and 2015 were prospectively enrolled in the Clinical Research Center for End-Stage Renal Disease (CRC-ESRD) cohort study. We assigned a daily mean concentration of air pollutants (PM10, NO2, and SO2) to each participant. Time-varying Cox models were used to investigate the relationship between air pollutants and mortality in ESRD patients. Results During the follow-up period (mean 4.18 years), 1475 deaths occurred among 5041 participants. We found a significant long-term relationship between mortality risk and PM10 (HR 1.33, CI 1.13–1.58), NO2 (HR 1.46, CI 1.10–1.95), and SO2 (HR 1.07, CI 1.03–1.11). Elderly patients and patients who lived in metropolitan areas had an increased risk associated with PM10. Elderly patients also had increased risks associated NO2 and SO2. Conclusion Long-term exposure to air pollutants had negative effects on mortality in ESRD patients. These effects were prominent in elderly patients who lived in metropolitan areas, suggesting that ambient air pollution, in addition to traditional risk factors, is important for the survival of these patients.


2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2753-2758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay L. Xue ◽  
Jennie Z. Ma ◽  
Thomas A. Louis ◽  
Allan J. Collins

ABSTRACT. As the United States end-stage renal disease (ESRD) program enters the new millennium, the continued growth of the ESRD population poses a challenge for policy makers, health care providers, and financial planners. To assist in future planning for the ESRD program, the growth of patient numbers and Medicare costs was forecasted to the year 2010 by modeling of historical data from 1982 through 1997. A stepwise autoregressive method and exponential smoothing models were used. The forecasting models for ESRD patient numbers demonstrated mean errors of −0.03 to 1.03%, relative to the observed values. The model for Medicare payments demonstrated −0.12% mean error. The R2 values for the forecasting models ranged from 99.09 to 99.98%. On the basis of trends in patient numbers, this forecast projects average annual growth of the ESRD populations of approximately 4.1% for new patients, 6.4% for long-term ESRD patients, 7.1% for dialysis patients, 6.1% for patients with functioning transplants, and 8.2% for patients on waiting lists for transplants, as well as 7.7% for Medicare expenditures. The numbers of patients with ESRD in 2010 are forecasted to be 129,200 ± 7742 (95% confidence limits) new patients, 651,330 ± 15,874 long-term ESRD patients, 520,240 ± 25,609 dialysis patients, 178,806 ± 4349 patients with functioning transplants, and 95,550 ± 5478 patients on waiting lists. The forecasted Medicare expenditures are projected to increase to $28.3 ± 1.7 billion by 2010. These projections are subject to many factors that may alter the actual growth, compared with the historical patterns. They do, however, provide a basis for discussing the future growth of the ESRD program and how the ESRD community can meet the challenges ahead.


Author(s):  
Jiyun Jung ◽  
Jae Yoon Park ◽  
Yong Chul Kim ◽  
Hyewon Lee ◽  
Ejin Kim ◽  
...  

Long-term exposure to air pollutants significantly increases the morbidity and mortality associated with various diseases. However, little is known about the relationship between air pollutants and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)-related mortality. A total of 5041 patients who started dialysis between 2008 and 2015 were prospectively enrolled in the Clinical Research Center for End-Stage Renal Disease (CRC-ESRD) cohort study. We assigned a daily mean concentration of air pollutants (PM10, NO2, and SO2) to each participant. Time-varying Cox models were used to investigate the relationship between air pollutants and mortality in ESRD patients. During the follow-up period (mean 4.18 years), 1475 deaths occurred among 5041 participants. We found a significant long-term relationship between mortality risk and PM10 (HR 1.33, CI 1.13–1.58), NO2 (HR 1.46, CI 1.10–1.95), and SO2 (HR 1.07, CI 1.03–1.11). Elderly patients and patients who lived in metropolitan areas had an increased risk associated with PM10. Elderly patients also had increased risks associated NO2 and SO2. Long-term exposure to air pollutants had negative effects on mortality in ESRD patients. These effects were prominent in elderly patients who lived in metropolitan areas, suggesting that ambient air pollution, in addition to traditional risk factors, is important for the survival of these patients.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Lutfi Zylbeari ◽  
Zamira Bexheti ◽  
Gazmend Zylbeari ◽  
Ferizate Haxhirexha ◽  
Kastriot Haxhirexha

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 298-302
Author(s):  
Robert H. Mak ◽  
Wai Cheung

Cachexia is common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, and it is an important risk factor for poor quality of life and increased mortality and morbidity. Chronic inflammation is an important cause of cachexia in ESRD patients. In the present review, we examine recent evidence suggesting that adipokines or adipocytokines such as leptin, adiponectin, resistin, tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1β may play important roles in uremic cachexia. We also review the physiology and the potential roles of gut hormones, including ghrelin, peptide YY, and cholecystokinin in ESRD. Understanding the molecular pathophysiology of these novel hormones in ESRD may lead to novel therapeutic strategies.


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