Área do conhecimento e linhas de pesquisa em enfermagem: processo de cuidar nos ciclos de vida

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of the common chronic diseases in Brazil and has one of the most expensive treatments of the SUS, because it is a silent disease that it is important to identify the disease in its initial stage. Risk groups may assist in the identification of these patients. Hypertension (HA) and Diabetes Melitus (DM) are major causes of CKD. Currently it is estimated that approximately 50 to 70% of Brazilians die with CKD without any type of treatment. In Brazil, 45,073 thousand patients are in the treatment of chronic renal disease (CKD) and of this total, 90% of patients are users of the Unified Health System.. Objective: The objectives of this study were to characterize patients regarding sociodemographic and clinical variables in dialysis treatment for more than six months and to identify the clinical outcomes of these patients after starting treatment. Methodology: a descriptive study of electronic medical records, a retrospective, quantitative cohort study of patients with CKD in dialysis treatment in the year 2015. The statistical analysis of the quantitative variables was performed by means of specific statistical tests, considering the level of significance when p ≤0.05. Results: most were male (55.79%), married / stable union (64.56), professionally inactive (87.72%) and SUS users (69.82), had HA as the underlying disease (43.49%). The mean treatment time was 3.21 years, with a maximum time of 20.3 years. The predominant mode of dialysis was hemodialysis (91.58%). During the study period, 47 patients were transplanted (14.16%) and 44 died (13.37%). Conclusion: Chronic kidney disease is a Public Health problem, knowing the clinical outcome of patients is relevant to better care planning.