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| RENAL DATA FROM THE ARAB WORLD |
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| Year : 2020 |
Volume
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Renal Data from the Arab World Dialysis in Kuwait: 2013-2019
Ali AlSahow1, Bassam AlHelal2, Anas Alyousef3, Ahmad AlQallaf4, Ayman Marzouq1, Hani Nawar1, George Fanous2, Mohammed Abdelaty3, Yousif Bahbahani4, Heba AlRajab5, Aisha AlTerkait6, Hamad Ali7
1 Division of Nephrology, Jahra Hospital, Jahra, Kuwait
2 Division of Nephrology, Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait
3 Division of Nephrology, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
4 Division of Nephrology, Mubarak Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
5 Division of Nephrology, Farwaniya Hospital, Sabah Al Nasser, Kuwait
6 Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Mubarak Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
7 Department of Medical Laboratories Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Kuwait University, Jabriya; Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait
Correspondence Address:
Ali AlSahow
Division of Nephrology, Jahra Hospital, P. O. Box 2675, Jahra Central 01028, Jahra
Kuwait
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DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.292317
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The total number of end-stage kidney disease patients treated with dialysis in 2019 in Kuwait was 2230, with a 6% increase from the year before. Dialysis prevalence was 465 per million population (PMP) and dialysis incidence was100 PMP. Kuwaiti nationals represented 70% of the dialysis population and males represented 52%. Of the same population, 59% had diabetes. Hepatitis C virus affected <4% and hepatitis B virus affected <2% of the dialysis population. The annual mortality rate was stable at around 12%. Hemodialysis (HD) share was 89%, with 48% of HD patients getting HD via catheter, 54% on hemodiafiltration (HDF), and 50% dialyzing against a calcium bath of 1.75. Patients getting <3 times/week of HD constituted 10% and patients spending <3.5 h/session constituted 11%. We had only 20 dialysis patients under the age of 12 years (12 on HD). The major challenges faced included poor peritoneal dialysis penetration, the unacceptable high rates of catheters as primary HD vascular access, partly due to lack of chronic kidney disease (CKD) clinics and lack of vascular access coordinators, and the unexplained high rates of use of calcium bath of 1.75. There is also a need for a national campaign for early detection and prevention of CKD to reduce rates of end-stage renal disease.
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