title: [Survival time and causes of death in dialysis patients].
abstract: Renal dialysis was performed, between 1973 and 1983, in 431 patients in terminal renal failure. Of these, 223 (51.7%) are still in treatment, 21 (4.9%) have a functioning transplant. 22 patients (5.1%) have changed to another treatment centre. Three (0.7%) are in uraemia not requiring dialysis. The cumulative survival time for the whole group was 91% at the end of one year, 84% after the second, 78% after the third, 73% after the fourth and 69% after the fifth year. In those over 65 years and those with hypertension or diabetes survival chances were least favourable. Among this group, 5-year survival time was 51, 55 and 46%, respectively. The most frequent cause of death among 162 patients were cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (35 and 23%, respectively).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003643:Death; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000401:mortality; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Uberlebenszeit und Todesursachen bei Dialysepatienten.