RT Journal Article
T1 Incidence, mortality, and prevalence of end-stage chronic renal disease in the Bajo Lempa region of El Salvador: A ten-year community registry.
T2 Incidencia, mortalidad y prevalencia de enfermedad renal crónica terminal en la región del Bajo Lempa, El Salvador: 10 años de registro comunitario.
A1 García-Trabanino, Ramón
A1 Hernández, Carolina
A1 Rosa, Adrián
A1 Domínguez Alonso, Jesús
A1 en nombre del Fondo Social de Emergencia para la Salud (FSES) del cantón Tierra Blanca, departamento de Usulután, El Salvador
K1 Bajo Lempa
K1 Chronic kidney disease
K1 El Salvador
K1 End-stage renal disease
K1 Enfermedad renal crónica
K1 Enfermedad renal crónica terminal
K1 Incidence
K1 Incidencia
K1 Mesoamerican nephropathy
K1 Mortalidad
K1 Mortality
K1 Nefropatía mesoamericana
K1 Prevalence
K1 Prevalencia
K1 Renal replacement therapy
K1 Tratamiento sustitutivo renal
AB The Bajo Lempa is an impoverished rural coastal region of El Salvador affected by the chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemic known as Mesoamerican nephropathy. The local community organisation Fondo Social de Emergencia para la Salud (FSES) (Emergency social fund for health) is helping to fight the epidemic in 42 communities of the region (19,223 inhabitants; average age 26.7 years; 48.5% male; 40.2%  To report annual rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) incidence and patient mortality in these communities during a 10-year period (2004-2013), and the prevalence of patients receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) as of 31 December 2013. The FSES recorded new ESRD cases, basic patient history, form of RRT if received and patient deaths. We registered 271 new ESRD cases (annual average 27.1; 89% male; average age 55.6 years, four  This region has a high incidence of ESRD. Few receive RRT. Patient mortality is high even with RRT. Most patients are male (9:1). Social determinants influence the high mortality.
YR 2016
FD 2016-05-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10112
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RD Apr 19, 2025