Research Article
The Enormity of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria: The Situation in a Teaching Hospital in South-East Nigeria
Table 1
Records of patients’ outpatient attendance, admission/death by sex.
| | Number (%) | | Male | Female |
| | Medical outpatient: | | | | New cases | 19,661 (54.5) | 16,436 (45.5) | | Old cases | 85,322 (48.3) | 91,254 (51.7) |
| | Renal Outpatient: | | | | New cases | 6065 (55.8) | 4813 (44.3) | | Old cases | 32,218 (46.7) | 36,766 (53.3) | | Medical Admissions | 11430 (59.2) | 7887 (40.8) | | Renal Admissions | 2229 (60.4) | 1460 (39.6) | | ESRD Admissions | 1001 (65.1) | 537 (34.9) | | Patients on dialysis | 593 (65.3) | 315 (34.7) | | Medical Deaths | 3258 (63.6) | 1862 (36.4) | | Renal Deaths | 746 (66.1) | 382 (33.9) |
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ESRD: end-stage renal disease.
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