Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report

Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report

Hemodialysis is a widely performed and safe procedure; therefore, the numbers of long-term survivors on hemodialysis therapy have been increasing. We present a woman who had been on uninterrupted hemodialysis for 30 years and did well for much of her time on hemodialysis, despite a long-standing une...

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Main Authors: Konstantina Triga, Periklis Dousdampanis, Stamatina Aggelakou-Vaitsi, Karen Gellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=1056;epage=1058;aulast=Triga
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spelling doaj-58f12dd79f2b48518ae000e77ff8469b2020-11-24T23:06:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422014-01-012551056105810.4103/1319-2442.139939Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case reportKonstantina TrigaPeriklis DousdampanisStamatina Aggelakou-VaitsiKaren GellnerHemodialysis is a widely performed and safe procedure; therefore, the numbers of long-term survivors on hemodialysis therapy have been increasing. We present a woman who had been on uninterrupted hemodialysis for 30 years and did well for much of her time on hemodialysis, despite a long-standing uneven course. The literature of extremely long-lived patients on un-interrupted hemodialysis is reviewed and the clinical characteristics and complications encountered in these patients are discussed.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=1056;epage=1058;aulast=Triga
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Periklis Dousdampanis
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Karen Gellner
spellingShingle Konstantina Triga
Periklis Dousdampanis
Stamatina Aggelakou-Vaitsi
Karen Gellner
Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Periklis Dousdampanis
Stamatina Aggelakou-Vaitsi
Karen Gellner
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title Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report
title_short Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report
title_full Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report
title_fullStr Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: A case report
title_sort thirty years survivor on hemodialysis: a case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
issn 1319-2442
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Hemodialysis is a widely performed and safe procedure; therefore, the numbers of long-term survivors on hemodialysis therapy have been increasing. We present a woman who had been on uninterrupted hemodialysis for 30 years and did well for much of her time on hemodialysis, despite a long-standing uneven course. The literature of extremely long-lived patients on un-interrupted hemodialysis is reviewed and the clinical characteristics and complications encountered in these patients are discussed.
url http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=1056;epage=1058;aulast=Triga
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