Basic description of the dialysis population of Kuwait : the 2015 data

Kuwait has a small, relatively young population plagued with diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, making the risk of development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) very high. The total dialysis population of Kuwait in 2015 was 1720. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has divided the country i...

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Published in:	Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1207 - 1210
Main Authors:	Marzuq, Ayman, al-Sharikh, Munthir, al-Hilal, Bassam, al-Yusuf, Anas M., al-Sahu, Ali
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01-11-2016 Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Care and treatment Causes of Chronic kidney failure Complications and side effects Demographic aspects Development and progression Fluid Therapy Hemodialysis patients Humans Hypertension Kuwait Renal Dialysis Renal Insufficiency, Chronic الفشل الكلوي غسيل الكلى القرن الحادي و العشرون Kuwait
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Summary:	Kuwait has a small, relatively young population plagued with diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, making the risk of development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) very high. The total dialysis population of Kuwait in 2015 was 1720. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has divided the country into six health regions. The total number of dialysis population has been increasing slowly from 1600 in 2013 to 1650 in 2014 to 1720 in 2015, with 4% increase from 2014 to 2015. We describe some salient features among the dialysis population in Kuwait.
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ISSN:	1319-2442 2320-3838
DOI:	10.4103/1319-2442.194614