Research Article
Is Mexican policy " Peritoneal dialysis first for all " the best strategy for elderly end stage renal disease patients?
Author(s): Karina Renoirte-López*, Gabriela Abundis-Mora, Mónica Jimenez-Cornejo, Marisol López-Ceja and Daniel Murillo-Brambila
BACKGROUND: The Mexican population is ageing. The average age
for patients on dialysis in Mexico is 63 years (range 1-90), with the higher
prevalence in the group from 60 to 69 (24.5%). Mexico has had the policy of
“peritoneal dialysis first for all” for all incident ESRD patients, but Peritoneal
Dialysis (PD) prescription has decreased 1% per year in a sustained manner
for the last 10 years. A sub-analysis on mortality in prevalent HD patients >60
years old has not been reported.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate survival in HD elderly patients and determine risk
factors for mortality.
METHODS: We prospectively analyzed hemodialysis prevalent patient’s ≥ 60
y/o. All patients were receiving 3 hemodialysis treatments per week. Database
Excel and SPSS for statistics were used. We d.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37532/pulcnr.22.6(1).10-12
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