Abstract
A clinical survey was performed on 148 cases of chronic renal failure at our hospital from November 1970 to December 1985.
There were 93 males and 55 females, the ratio of males to females was 1.69:1 and patients ranged in age from 14 to 78 years, with an average of 48.4 years old.
In terms of primary renal disease, 64 of 148 had chronic glomerulonephritis, 21 diabetic nephropathy and 22 unknown disease.
The most frequent symptom was easy fatigability and general fatigue (48.0%). BUN and Cr levels at the beginning of dialysis were 111±36mg/dl and 11.6±4.9mg/dl, respectively.
Actual 5 and 10-year survival rates for all patients were 56.7% and 46.1%, respectively. The main causes of death in dialysis patients were cardiovascular disease (19 cases) and cerebrovascular disease (12 cases).
