Causes of death in patients with end-stage renal disease treated by dialysis in a center in Israel

G. Morduchowicz, J. Winkler, E. Derazne, D. J. Van Dyk, C. Wittenberg, J. R. Zabludowski, J. Shohat, J. B. Rosenfeld, G. Boner

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Abstract

The causes of death in 84 end-stage renal failure patients, treated with dialysis, who died during a 66-month period were reviewed retrospectively. Cardiac and infectious diseases were the main cause of death (27% each). These two constituted 44% of causes of death in hemodialysis and 75% in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients. Malignant disease (7%) and hyperkalemia (5%) were responsible for death only in hemodialysis patients. Patients who died following hyperkalemia were younger than 50 years old. Patients who died from malignant disease were dialyzed for more than 3 years. In summary, the mode of dialysis therapy, age at start of therapy, time on dialysis, and previous cardiac disease may play a role in determining the causes of death in dialysis patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)776-779
Number of pages4
JournalIsrael Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume28
Issue number11
StatePublished - 1992

Keywords

  • Cardiac disease
  • Dialysis
  • Infectious disease
  • Mortality
  • Renal disease

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