Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features of patients with adult polycystic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis; Características sociodemográficas e aspectos clínicos de pacientes com doença renal policística do adulto submetidos a hemodiá

AIMS: To analyze the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with adult polycystic kidney disease admitted to hemodialysis services in Northwestern Paraná state, Brazil. METHODS: This was an observational, descriptive and retrospective longitudinal study. Medical records of patients with polycystic kidneys who initiated hemodialysis between 1995 and 2012, in four centers that treat patients of the coverage area of the 15th Regional Health Region of Paraná state where analyzed. RESULTS: We found that 10.3% of hemodialysis patients had polycystic kidney disease as a leading c...

• Assuntos:

  • epidemiology
  • hemodialysis
  • autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
  • epidemiologia
  • doença renal policística autossômica dominante
  • chronic kidney failure
  • cistos
  • doença renal crônica