EPIDEMOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IN BRAZIL
Keywords:
Hemodialysis; Kidney function; Epidemiology.Abstract
IN RECENT YEARS, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES CAN OBSERVED, MAKING THIS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM, AROUSING THE INTEREST OF SEVERAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SEEK TO IMPLEMENT ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THESE PATIENTS. OBJECTIVE: TO UNDERSTAND THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IN BRAZIL. METHOD: IT WAS USED AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW WITH SEARCHES IN SCIELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF. RESULTS: FROM THE STUDY IT WAS POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF RENAL PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IN BRAZIL, MOST OF THEM MALE. CONCLUSION: THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT IN THE COUNTRY HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS.
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