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Chronic renal disease in Kuwaiti nationals: a prospective study during the past 4 years.

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:Our study is a prospective one conducted at Al-Amiri Hospital and including all new cases of chronic renal disease (CRD) seen at the capital area of Kuwait between 1 January 1999 and 30 December 2003. Diagnosis of CRD was based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological features. Kidney biopsies were done when indicated. A total of 271 cases of chronic renal failure (CRF) were diagnosed, of whom 143 were women. The median age was 40 years (range, 5 to 80 years; mean +/- SD: 40 +/- 14). The most common cause of CRF was glomerulonephritis (32%), of which systemic lupus erythematosis and vasculitis constituted 5% and 4%, respectively. Diabetic glomerulosclerosis was the second leading cause of CRD (24%), followed by tubulointerstitial disease (11%) and nephroangiosclerosis (10%). Less frequent causes included renovascular/ischemic disease (6%), obstructive nephropathy (3%), and adult polycystic kidney disease (3%). One hundred and seven patients had 121 incidents of acute deterioration of underlying renal disease. This was mostly due to drugs (22%), infection (21%), and volume depletion (13%). Antiinflammatory drugs were the most common drugs (63%) responsible for the acute decline in renal function. By the end of the study, 18 (7%) patients died, 55 (20%) required maintenance dialysis, and 40 (15%) had received a kidney allograft. Diabetic patients did not differ from nondiabetic with regard mortality, although had more renal replacement therapy (p = .002). Using the Cox regression model, analysis of the relative risk factors likely to contribute to mortality, viz. age, gender, original kidney disease, fitness for transplantation, and mode of presentation, did not show significant factors except for less hazard to death in those diagnosed early with CRD (i.e., on routine testing; relative risk 0.06, p = .01). In conclusion, our study indicates that early diagnosis and management of CRD can improve the patient's quality of life and decrease the cost of frequent hospitalization, morbidity, and even mortality associated with end-stage renal disease.

journal_name

Ren Fail

journal_title

Renal failure

authors

El-Reshaid W,El-Reshaid K,Kapoor M,Hakim A

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

pages

227-33

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eissn

0886-022X

issn

1525-6049

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Chronic renal disease in Kuwaiti nationals: a prospective study during the past 4 years.