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BACKGROUND: Few studies regarding chronic kidney disease (CKD) and anemia have been conducted in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy (CC). We evaluated the risk prediction performance of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation and anemia in CC patients. METHODS: From 2000 to 2010, a total of 232 patients were studied in a single-center retrospective study. CKD was defined as creatinine clearance <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 according to CKD-EPI equation. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin <12 g/dL (women) and <13 g/dL (men). Cox proportional hazards models were used to establish predictors for death. RESULTS: At baseline, 98 individuals (42.2%) had criteria for CKD and 41 (17.7%) for anemia. During follow-up, 136 patients (58.6%) died. Independently, CKD and anemia were not associated with all-cause mortality. However, when they coexisted, an additional risk was attributed for these patients. Cox proportional hazard models analysis identified systolic blood pressure (hazard ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.98 to 1.00; P=0.015), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (hazard ratio, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.27 to 0.85; P=0.012), left anterior fascicular block (hazard ratio, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.13; P=0.017), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (hazard ratio, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.06; P < 0.001), and serum sodium (hazard ratio, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.92 to 0.99; P=0.020) as independent predictors for death. CONCLUSIONS: CKD and anemia are not independent predictors for long-term mortality in CC patients. However, the prognosis is poorer in individuals with both comorbidities.
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Objetivo: Identificar o grau de satisfação de pacientes portadores de insuficiência renal crônica em relação aos serviços prestados e às condições físicas da Unidade de Hemodiálise do Hospital de Base de São Jose do Rio Preto - SP. Métodos: Estudo descritivo que utilizou um questionário com escala tipo Likert aplicado em 81 pacientes em tratamento hemodialítico no Serviço de Nefrologia do referido Hospital. Resultados: Foi identificado que 53 por cento dos usuários estavam muito satisfeitos e 47 por cento satisfeitos. Apesar dos resultados apontarem para um alto grau de satisfação com os serviços prestados e condições físicas do ambiente, os usuários relataram algumas limitações. Conclusão: A avaliação da satisfação de pacientes possibilitou algumas opções para um repensar da prática dos profissionais da saúde, oferecendo subsídios no processo de gestão, objetivando a melhoria contínua do serviço.
Objective: To identify the level of satisfaction in patients with chronic renal disease on hemodialysis regarding their care and the physical structure of the hemodialysis unit of the Hospital "de Base" of Sao José do Rio Preto, SP. Methods: This descriptive study used a Liket-type scale to collect data from 81 patients from the nephrology department. Results: Almost all patients were very satisfied (53 percent) or satisfied (47 percent) regarding their care and the physical structure of the hemodialysis unit. A few limitations of the service were also reported. Conclusion: Patients' satisfaction with the service led to reflection among health care providers regarding their practice and served as an indicator for continuous improvement of the hemodialysis service.
Objetivo: Identificar el grado de satisfacción de pacientes portadores de insuficiencia renal crónica en relación a los servicios prestados y a las condiciones físicas de la Unidad de Hemodiálisis del Hospital de Base de Sao José do Rio Preto - SP. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio descriptivo en el que se utilizó un cuestionario con una escala tipo Likert aplicado a 81 pacientes con tratamiento de hemodiálisis en el Servicio de Nefrología del referido Hospital. Resultados: Fue identificado que el 53 por ciento de los usuarios estaban muy satisfechos y el 47 por ciento satisfechos. A pesar que los resultados apuntaron un alto grado de satisfacción con los servicios prestados y las condiciones físicas del ambiente, los usuarios relataron algunas limitaciones. Conclusión: La evaluación de la satisfacción de pacientes posibilitó algunas opciones para un repensar de la práctica de los profesionales de la salud, ofreciendo subsidios en el proceso de gestión, con el objetivo de una mejora continua del servicio.