Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of death

People with chronic kidney disease have a higher risk of death and complications during hospitalization, the researchers said. Many reasons can lead to chronic kidney disease. Among them - anemia, which increases the risk of various complications. Also, patients with kidney disease more susceptible to the side effects of drugs, experts say. The study appears in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. To assess the risk of patients with chronic kidney disease, researchers have studied at the University of Maryland hospitalizations in 2004 and 2005 in the same hospital. Of 250 thousand with chronic kidney disease at the hospital 29 were captured. Experts have taken into account factors such as weight, sex, bad habits, and other diseases. As a result, the experts concluded that in people with chronic kidney disease, 19% higher risk of various medical complications. As for complications after surgery, they were five times more likely. In patients with chronic kidney disease than those who had no such problems During a hospital stay in patients with chronic kidney disease have a higher risk of dying from diseases that are not considered dangerous. According to experts, it is necessary to take measures for prevention of complications in these patients, it requires a special approach to the care and treatment for kidney disease suffer. The big problem is that some patients are not aware that they suffer from chronic kidney disease, and the doctor at the time of approval of this warning. Hospitals should be equipped with equipment for a rapid diagnosis of diseases, experts say.

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