Hemodialysis in diabetics
Boucek, P.
Casopis Lekaru Ceskych 131(22): 657-661
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-7335 PMID: 1473125 Document Number: 399484
In the submitted review the author deals with the problem of haemodialysis in diabetics. He summarizes some basic information on the state of haemodialysis treatment of diabetics in advanced countries with regard to the situation in Czechoslovakia, the survival of patients and causes of mortality, complications, the standard of rehabilitation and quality of life. The author gives a rough outline of the strategy of care of diabetics in the pre-dialysis stage of diabetic nephropathy and in a chronic dialysis programme. The author emphasizes that haemodialysis means a significant prolongation of life in patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy. In an integrated dialysis transplantation programme it is possible to achieve in these patients prolonged satisfactory quality of life after successful transplantation.