Perfil epidemiológico y su relación con las barreras para acceso a trasplante renal de los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica atendidos en el Hospital General Isidro Ayora de Loja durante el año 2016

Abstract

Abstract: The general objective of the present project was to analyze the epidemiological profile and its relationship with the barriers to access to renal transplantation of patients with chronic renal failure treated at the Hospital General Isidro Ayora of Loja during the year 2016. For this purpose, Database of the hospital and identified 77 chronic kidney patients attended in that year. When applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria of INDOT, 67 patients were enrolled in grades IV and V of chronic renal failure and were being hemodialised; Of which 44 patients were medically eligible for kidney transplantation. After applying the questionnaire to medically eligible patients, the overall results determined that the existing barriers in this type of patients are: lack of knowledge of the requirements and procedures for being an organ recipient, advantages of renal transplantation, non-acceptance of transplantation and low economic resources.