Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón

The third version of the World Kidney Day will be held on May 13, 2010 in Chile and will be focused in diabetic renal damage, the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, we are living a pandemia of CKD, a progressive and irreversible condition with high social and economic impact. In...

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Autores principales: ARDILES,LEOPOLDO, MEZZANO,SERGIO
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2010
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720100004000012010-06-30Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñónARDILES,LEOPOLDOMEZZANO,SERGIO Diabetes complications Kidney failure, chronic Renal dialysis The third version of the World Kidney Day will be held on May 13, 2010 in Chile and will be focused in diabetic renal damage, the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, we are living a pandemia of CKD, a progressive and irreversible condition with high social and economic impact. In Chile, we have 857 patients per million inhabitants in hemodialysis and 35% are secondary to diabetes. Our general prevalence of diabetes is 4.2%, rising to 15% in people aged more than 64 years. With a 34% prevalence of hypertension, an aging population, high prevalence of obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle, there is an estimation of a rise in 85% of the prevalence of diabetes in South-America, for the next decades. The steps to be taken are clear: campaigns should be aimed at (1) prevention of type 2 diabetes; (2) screening for early diabetic kidney disease; (3) increasing patient awareness of kidney disease; (4) using medications of proven strategy and fnally (5) research on new therapies. These concepts must be included in community and professional education to reduce the effects of this pandemia.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.138 n.4 20102010-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010000400001es10.4067/S0034-98872010000400001
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Diabetes complications
Kidney failure, chronic
Renal dialysis
spellingShingle Diabetes complications
Kidney failure, chronic
Renal dialysis
ARDILES,LEOPOLDO
MEZZANO,SERGIO
Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón
description The third version of the World Kidney Day will be held on May 13, 2010 in Chile and will be focused in diabetic renal damage, the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, we are living a pandemia of CKD, a progressive and irreversible condition with high social and economic impact. In Chile, we have 857 patients per million inhabitants in hemodialysis and 35% are secondary to diabetes. Our general prevalence of diabetes is 4.2%, rising to 15% in people aged more than 64 years. With a 34% prevalence of hypertension, an aging population, high prevalence of obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle, there is an estimation of a rise in 85% of the prevalence of diabetes in South-America, for the next decades. The steps to be taken are clear: campaigns should be aimed at (1) prevention of type 2 diabetes; (2) screening for early diabetic kidney disease; (3) increasing patient awareness of kidney disease; (4) using medications of proven strategy and fnally (5) research on new therapies. These concepts must be included in community and professional education to reduce the effects of this pandemia.
author ARDILES,LEOPOLDO
MEZZANO,SERGIO
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MEZZANO,SERGIO
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title Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón
title_short Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón
title_full Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón
title_fullStr Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón
title_full_unstemmed Enfermedad renal en la diabetes: A propósito del día mundial del riñón
title_sort enfermedad renal en la diabetes: a propósito del día mundial del riñón
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2010
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