Analísis de supervivencia actuarial de pacientes en dialísis. / [Actuarial survival analysis of patients in dialysis]

ABSTRACT

The survival rate of our end stage renal disease (ESRD) population was calculated by means of actuarial survival curves. A total of 167 patients undergoing hemodialysis or CAPD during the 1977-1991 period were studied. They had been treated and closely followed for at least three months. Mean age for starting dialysis was 40.6 +/- 17 years; 107 (64