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. 2012 Jun;3(6):38.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2012.011150. Epub 2012 Jun 15.

Epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: a systematic review

Amal A Hassanien  1 , Fahdah Al-Shaikh, Eszter P Vamos, Ghasem Yadegarfar, Azeem Majeed
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Epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: a systematic review

Amal A Hassanien et al. JRSM Short Rep. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the epidemiology of end stage renal disease (ESRD).

Design: Mixed-methods systematic review.

Setting: The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) which consist of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

Participants: Defined to have ESRD or patients on regular dialysis for a minimum dialysis period of at least three months. Since many outcomes were reviewed, studies that estimated the incidence and prevalence of ESRD as outcomes should not have defined the study population as ESRD population or patients on regular dialysis. Studies where the study population mainly comprised children or pregnant woman were excluded.

Main outcome measures: The trends of the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rate of ESRD; also, causes of mortality, primary causes and co-morbid conditions associated with ESRD.

Results: 44 studies included in this review show that the incidence of ESRD has increased while the prevalence and mortality rate of ESRD in the GCC has not been reported sufficiently. The leading primary causes of ESRD recorded in the countries of the GCC is diabetes with the most prevalent co-morbid conditions being Hypertension and Hepatitis C Virus infection; the most common cause of death was cardiovascular disease and sepsis.

Conclusions: This review highlights that the lack of national renal registries data is a critical issue in the countries of the GCC. The available data also do not provide an accurate and updated estimate for relevant outcomes. Additionally, considering the increasing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), these results stressed the needs and the importance of preventative strategies for leading causes of ESRD. Furthermore, more studies are needed to describe the epidemiology of ESRD and for assessing the overall quality of renal care.

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