Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Siddharthanagar, Bhairahawa, Nepal..
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Nov 2;60(255):931-934. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7899.
Maintenance hemodialysis is the treatment of renal failure and chronic kidney disease. Though the government of Nepal is providing free hemodialysis there is no chronic kidney disease registry or data to look into the clinical profile of patients. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of maintenance hemodialysis among patients visiting the nephrology unit in a tertiary care centre.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from October 2021 to October 2022. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: UCMS/IRC/132/22). All patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis were enrolled in the study. Convenience sampling was done. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
Among 2190 patients visiting the nephrology unit, maintenance hemodialysis was prevalent in 100 (4.57%) (3.70-5.44, 95% Confidence Interval).
The prevalence of maintenance hemodialysis was found to be similar to the other studies done in similar settings.
end-stage renal disease; hemodialysis; Nepal.
维持性血液透析是治疗肾衰竭和慢性肾病的方法。虽然尼泊尔政府提供免费的血液透析，但尼泊尔没有慢性肾病登记处或数据来了解患者的临床情况。本研究的目的是了解在一家三级护理中心的肾病科就诊的患者中维持性血液透析的患病率。
这是一项描述性的横断面研究，于 2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 10 月进行。本研究已获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号：UCMS/IRC/132/22）。所有接受维持性血液透析的患者均被纳入研究。采用方便抽样法。计算了点估计值和 95%置信区间。
在 2190 名就诊于肾病科的患者中，维持性血液透析的患病率为 100 例（4.57%）（3.70-5.44，95%置信区间）。
维持性血液透析的患病率与在类似环境中进行的其他研究相似。
终末期肾病；血液透析；尼泊尔。
