Prevalence and structure of kidney diseases in an out-patients population

Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence and structure of kidney disease in out-patients clinical records and reports of out-patients followed-up in the city out-patient clinic since year 2005 up to 2009. The number of visits to nephrologist increased in 1,8 times during the past 5 years. The number of kidney diseases diagnosed in the population increase in 5,8 times reaching 6,1% of the total number of patients followed-up. The number of patients of working age (17–60) with registered kidney diseases was 164, that was higher than the number of patients with chronic myocardial ischemia (n = 153), hepatitis (n = 81), liver cirrhosis (n = 12), rheumatism (n = 8). The structure of kidney diseases found was as follows: pyelonephritis (54,3%), chronic renal insufficiency (12,2%), chronic glomerulonephritis (10,4%) and diabetic nephrosclerosis (8,5%). The results obtained suggest the necessity of employing a qualified specialist-nephrologist at the level of the city or district out-patient clinic.