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Profile of children and adolescents with chronic renal failure followed up at nephrology units
Perfil de crianças e adolescentes com insuficiêcia renal crônica acompanhados em unidades de nefrologia
Perfil de niños y adolescentes con insuficiencia renal crónica seguidos an unidades de nefrologia
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Abstract Objective: Characterize the profile of children and adolescents with chronic renal failure followed up at nephrology units in the town of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Methods: This is a quantitative, retrospective and descriptive, research which investigated socio-demographic, clinical, and ther... view more
Objective: Characterize the profile of children and adolescents with chronic renal failure followed up at nephrology units in the town of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Methods: This is a quantitative, retrospective and descriptive, research which investigated socio-demographic, clinical, and therapeutic variables in the medical records of 35 children and adolescents followed up at nephrology units by June 2010. Results: The main etiology was chronic glomerulonephritis (34,2%); 88,6% of patients were diagnosed and started treatment between 10 and 20 years of age. The most prevalent comorbidities were systemic arterial hypertension (51,4%) and diabetes ellitus (48,6%). The main associated clinical manifestations were systemic arterial hypertension (51,4%), uremia (48,6%), edema (42,9%), and anemia (31,4%); 97,1% of patients underwent hemodialysis. Most patients continued on hemodialysis (40%) up to 2 years of treatment (54,3%). Conclusion: This study allowed one to know this profile of patients, hitherto unknown, and it may contribute to the planning of care actions aimed at this clientele.... view less
Keywords
demographic factors; Latin America; adolescent; medical care; adolescence; Brazil; chronic illness; child; South America; social factors
Classification
Medical Sociology
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 94-103
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n3p94
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed