title: Management of Pre-end Stage Renal Failure in Egypt.
abstract: A specially designed questionnaire was used to explore the predominant trends of pre-end stage renal failure in Egypt. A random sample of 47 physicians dealing with such patients was chosen to fill the questionnaire during a recent scientific gathering. They were of different ages, qualifications, years of experience and health-care disciplines. Collected data were entered into a computer database and subjected to statistical analysis and correlation with relevant physicians backgrounds. The study shows that the Egyptian trends are generally conforming to respective international recommendations; major deviations being largely the result of economical shortcomings. There was no significant impact of physician-related factors on patient management trends.
authors.affiliation: Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Rashad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barsoum
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afifi
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bazzal
authors.forename: Enas
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: El-Sayed