<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background. The prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is increasing in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly Hail Region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the respiratory complications that associated with ESRD.Methods. In the present study, clinical, imaging and laboratory parameters were identified for 100 ESRD patients with ESRD who were referred to the Pulmonary Medicine Department at King Khalid Hospital.Results. Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, and Pleural effusion were identified in 22%, 14%, and 16% of the referred ESRD patients, respectively.Conclusion. Respiratory complications are common among ESRD patients in Hail Region.</abstract>

Background. The prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is increasing in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly Hail Region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the respiratory complications that associated with ESRD.Methods. In the present study, clinical, imaging and laboratory parameters were identified for 100 ESRD patients with ESRD who were referred to the Pulmonary Medicine Department at King Khalid Hospital.Results. Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, and Pleural effusion were identified in 22%, 14%, and 16% of the referred ESRD patients, respectively.Conclusion. Respiratory complications are common among ESRD patients in Hail Region.

Assessment of Respiratory Complications Associated with End Stage Renal Disease in Northern Saudi Arabia

Department of Medicine, King Khalid Hospital, Hail,

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Background. The prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is increasing in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly Hail Region....

Assessment of Respiratory Complications Associated with End Stage Renal Disease in Northern Saudi Arabia

Publicado en línea: 13 dic 2016

Páginas: 237 - 242

Recibido: 10 may 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0038

Palabras clave
ESRD, Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, Pleural effusion, Saudi Arabia

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Assessment of Respiratory Complications Associated with End Stage Renal Disease in Northern Saudi Arabia

Publicado en línea: 13 dic 2016

Páginas: 237 - 242

Recibido: 10 may 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0038

Palabras claveESRD, Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, Pleural effusion, Saudi Arabia

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
ESRD, Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, Pleural effusion, Saudi Arabia