Internal Medicine: Open Access
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ISSN: 2165-8048
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ISSN: 2165-8048
+44 1300 500008
Balaka A
Togo
Research Article
Lipid Profile of Hemodialysis Patients at the CHU Sylvanus Olympio in Togo
Author(s): Ouedraogo SM, Djibril MA, Balaka A, Baragou S, Tchamdja T, Djagadou K and Agbetra AOuedraogo SM, Djibril MA, Balaka A, Baragou S, Tchamdja T, Djagadou K and Agbetra A
Objective: To determine the atherosclerotic index in hemodialysis patients at the CHU Sylvanus Olympio in Togo with dyslipidemia. Methodology: It is about a descriptive cross-sectional study from 07 April to 7 June 2011 in the hemodialysis unit of the internal medicine department of the University Hospital of Lome-SO. Our study involved a population of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis for at least six months. Dyslipidemia was determined on serum lipid results of the various parameters obtained taking into account the biochemistry laboratory standards CHU-SO. Data were collected on a survey form and analyzed by the software Epi Info version 3.5 and Excel 2007.
Results: Our study involved sixty (60) chronic hemodialysis patients regularly followed up in the CHU-SO hemodialysis service. The study population consisted of 41 men and 19 wo.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-8048.1000187