title: Assessment of Respiratory Complications Associated with End Stage Renal Disease in Northern Saudi Arabia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is increasing in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly Hail Region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the respiratory complications that associated with ESRD.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the present study, clinical, imaging and laboratory parameters were identified for 100 ESRD patients with ESRD who were referred to the Pulmonary Medicine Department at King Khalid Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pulmonary Edema, Pneumonia, and Pleural effusion were identified in 22%, 14%, and 16% of the referred ESRD patients, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Respiratory complications are common among ESRD patients in Hail Region.
authors.forename: Mohammed Abdulrahman S
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alosayfir
authors.forename: Fahad Khaled Fahad
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Almuzaini
authors.forename: Fahad Mohammed
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Alateeq
authors.forename: Kheder Mohamed
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Altayep
authors.forename: Hussain Gadelkarim
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D055815:Young Adult