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ArticleQatar medical journal2021

Mortality of dialysis patients in Qatar: A retrospective epidemiologic study.

Tarek A Ghonimi, Abdullah Hamad, Zafer Iqbal, Fadumo Yasin, Farrukh Ali, Sahar Ismail, Rania Abdul Aziz, Fadwa Al-Ali

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Article in Qatar medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tarek A GhonimiDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Abdullah HamadDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Zafer IqbalDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Fadumo YasinDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Farrukh AliDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Sahar IsmailDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Rania Abdul AzizDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Fadwa Al-AliDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail: tabdellatif@hamad.qa.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnd-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on maintenance renal replacement therapy (RRT) have far lower life spans than those of the general population. No previous studies have been performed to assess the mortality of dialysis patients in the State of Qatar. We designed this study to assess the mortality of dialysis patients in Qatar and the impact of dialysis modality.

methodsAll chronic ambulatory dialysis patients (both on hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) between 2014 and 2016) were included in the study, whereas patients undergoing dialysis for less than 3 months were excluded. We reviewed patients' demographics, comorbidities, and general laboratory investigations through our electronic record system and collected and analyzed them. We identified patients who died during that period and compared them to those who survived. We performed a subanalysis for HD versus PD patients who died.

resultsThe total number of deceased dialysis patients was 164, with an overall crude mortality rate of 6.4%. They were significantly older than those who survived (

conclusionOur study found that the high-risk population had a significant mortality, which was higher in HD than PD patients. This is the first study to look at these outcomes in Qatar. We identified multiple mortality associated factors, such as comorbid conditions and old age. We believe that improving treatment and close monitoring for comorbid conditions in the dialysis population might improve survival.

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PMID33628714
PMCPMC7890468
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