Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes em uma unidade de diálise de Maringá-Paraná

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease is directly associated with chronic noncommunicable diseases acquired throughout life. It mainly affects male over 60 years. It has five stages; the fifth is a renal failure with recommendation for renal replacement therapy. In Brazil, 10 million inhabitants have some degree of kidney dysfunction. The signs and symptoms appear upon reaching stage four of the disease. Conditions too prevalent, such as systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and exposure to environmental and occupational toxic agents, cause its appearance and evolution. Main goal: Characterize patients undergoing dialysis treatment at the Clínica do Rim de Maringá-PR. Secondary objectives: Compare the data found with those available in articles and from the Brazilian Census of the SBN. Method: It is a quantitative cross-sectional study of medical records registered in the clinic's system (NEFRODATA), with analysis using the Microsoft Office Excel program. Results: Of 142 patients analyzed, 65.4% are male, 60.5% are married, 76.7% declare themselves white, 30.2% completed high school and 40.8% live in Maringá. There was a predominance between 60.8 to 70 years, hypertensive nephropathy was the most reported cause with 43.6%. Seventy-six percent use arteriovenous fistula and 61.9% undergo dialysis treatment for a maximum of 23 months. Discussion: There is a similarity between the results found with other studies and the Brazilian Census. Conclusion: Knowledge of the profile of hemodialysis patients enables public health managers to adopt prevention policies to contain the growing number of patients with CKD in need of RRT.