Epidemiology investigation of death patients with hemodialysis in Shanxi province from 2010 to 2012

VernacularTitle:2010-2012年山西省血液透析死亡患者流行病学调查
Author: Jing LI ; Lihua WANG ; Lijuan CHENG ; Xiaohua ZHANG ; Rongshan LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Mortality; Epidemiology; Hemodialysis
From: Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2014;30(2):123-127
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the mortality,hemodialysis duration and causes of death of maintenance hemodialysis patients in Shanxi province from Jan 2010 to Dec 2012.Methods The information data of Shanxi hemodialysis patients during 2010-2012 were exported from Chinese national renal data system.Mortality,hemodialysis duration and causes of death of maintenance hemodialysis patients were analyzed.Results Mortality of maintenance hemodialysis patients in Shanxi province in 2010 was 7.4％,and it was decreased to 6.4％ in 2011 and 6.8％ in 2012.Death patients with hemodialysis for less than 2 years accounted for 68.1％,and hemodialysis patients who could be maintained for more than 5 years only accounted for 8.1％.The main causes of mortality were sudden death (23.5％),cerebrovascular events (21.2％),heart failure(12.4％),myocardial infarction/ arrhythmia(6.5％),hemorrhagic disease(5.1％) and infection(4.9％).Conclusions Mortality of maintenance hemodialysis patients in Shanxi province is 6.4％ to 7.4％.Cardiovascular and cerebral vascular events are the main causes of death.