title: [Structure of chronic dialysis patients in Bosnia-Herzegovina--a multicenter study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In BiH there are no summary data about chronic dialysis patients (CDP). With this study we tray to make first step to establish B&H system for collecting necessary data.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study for 1999 years. We collect data with question form which have been distributed to dialysis centers (DC) in BiH.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We got answer from 6 (37.5%) DC: Tuzla, Sarajevo, Bihac, Odzak, Travnik and Tesanj. Totally number of CDP was 533, 256 female (48%) and 277 male (52%), and 79% of them are between 26-65 yrs. Leading primary renal diseases were: glomerulonephritis 22%, pyelonephritis 16%, endemic nephropathy 11%, unknown ESRD 10%, polycystic renal disease 9% and diabetes 9%. Peritoneal dialysis have ben performed in 10 patients only, and bicarbonat HD in 46% of CDP. Half of the patients had serum haemoglobin lower than 7 mmol/1 and only 12% received erythropoietin. 17% of the patients had coronary disease, and 7% peripheral vascular disease. We registered 43 (8%) HBsAg, but 294 (55%) antiHCV positive patients. 52% of the CDP have been vaccinated against B hepatitis. Last year died 76 patients (14.26%), mostly caused by coronary diseases (21%), cardial failure (20%), cerebrovascular accidents (15%) and sepsis (11%). 53% of patients are on dialysis between 1-5 yrs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study participated 6 DC only, but we think that data we collect are good basis for establishing B&H system for registration and follow-up of the ESRD patients.
authors.affiliation: Interna klinika, Odjel za nefrologiju, dijalizu i transplantaciju, UKC Tuzla.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mesic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halilbasic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasic
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poljak
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stipancic
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bahtic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prnjavorac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Struktura hronicnih dijaliznih bolesnika u BiH--multicentricna studija.