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Comparative Study
. 1978 Feb 4;118(3):263-6.

Results of 12 years' treatment of chronic renal failure by dialysis and transplantation

J D Price, K M Ashby, C E Reeve
Comparative Study

Results of 12 years' treatment of chronic renal failure by dialysis and transplantation

J D Price et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

The survival of 305 patients with chronic renal failure treated at the Vancouver General Hospital by centre and home peritoneal dialysis, centre and home hemodialysis and cadaver renal transplantation over a 12-year period was analysed. There was decreasing survival with age except in patients undergoing home dialysis. Hypertension and analgesic nephropathy as primary causes of renal disease were associated with a poor prognosis. Hence age and diagnosis appear to be two of the main determinants of survival. Cardiovascular disease was the commonest cause of death but seven deaths were due to dialysis dementia. The results compare favourably with other published statistics.

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