CAVALCANTE, J. C. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4083811833295737; CAVALCANTE, Joyce Carolle Bezerra.
Abstract:
Chronic kidney disease is characterized by irreversible loss of renal function, whose treatment
Of choice in advanced stages is dialysis therapy through hemodialysis. The overall goal
The purpose of this paper is to describe the profile of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing
hemodialysis in the Paraiba sertão. The specific objectives are: to describe the
demographic characteristics, the possible etiological factors of chronic kidney disease, the
results of the main laboratory tests and the prevalence of morbidities associated with
kidney disease in hemodialysis patients. A cross-sectional, descriptive research was performed.
and quantitative approach performed with 50 patients with kidney disease treated
in a hemodialysis clinic of a hospital in Cajazeiras-PB. There was a predominance of individuals
aged between 50 and 60 years (56%), male (62%), brown (52%), married
(64%), with low education (84%), retired (48%), with two-income family income
coming from surrounding cities to Cajazeiras (62%). The etiologies of the disease
most commonly reported chronic renal failure were hypertension (52%) and diabetes mellitus (24%), with
average time of diagnosis 59.08 months. Most had more than four years of therapy.
dialytic Serum albumin, calcium and phosphorus levels varied in most cases from
3.0g / dl to 4.0g / dl, 1.1mmol / l to 1.3mmol / l and 4.0mg / dl to 6.0mg / dl, respectively. The results
This study suggests the importance of knowing the patients' profile for planning and
proper follow-up of chronic kidney disease.
