医学
血液透析
透析
内科学
血压
终末期肾病
心脏病学
肾病科
肺动脉高压
体质指数
糖尿病
内分泌学
作者
Aurangzeb Afzal,Muhammad Asim Bhatti,Shumaila Manzoor
出处
期刊:JCPSP. Journal of the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
[College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan]
日期:2018-08-01
卷期号:28 (8): 594-596
被引量:6
标识
DOI:10.29271/jcpsp.2018.08.594
摘要
To find out the frequency of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and its association with various contributing factors in patients undergoing regular hemodialysis (HD) due to end-stage renal disease (ESRD).Cross-sectional analytical study.Nephrology Department, Lahore General Hospital, Pakistan, from July to December 2016.Fifty patients with end-stage renal disease. Various parameters, including the pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP), were recorded. Pulmonary arterial pressure greater than 25 mmHg at rest was defined as pulmonary hypertension. It was further divided into three sub categories as mild (25-40 mmHg), moderate (40-55 mmHg), and severe (greater than 55 mmHg). Data were correlated with age, gender, body mass index, systemic hypertension, diabetes, duration of dialysis, and Hb (hemoglobin) concentration. Data was analysed using SPSS version 23.0.The median (IQR) duration of dialysis was 12 (11.25) months. Eighteen (36%) patients were found to have PH. It is greater in patients who had been on dialysis for more than 5 months. A positive association was seen between the duration of dialysis and the prevalence of PH (p=0.024).A considerable number of patients on hemodialysis have pulmonary hypertension which is associated with the longer duration of maintenance hemodialysis.
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