A new study finds that more than 2 million kidney failure patients worldwide
die prematurely every year because they can't get treatment.
Scientists examined data from 123 countries with 93 percent of the world's
population. They found that there were
between 5 million to almost 10 million kidney failure patients who required
either dialysis or a kidney transplant in 2010.
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Ultrasound scan reveals multiple cysts and there is no function on that kidney when tested on DMSA scan. A vast majority of them resolve spontaneously.
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Of the 2.6 million patients who were treated, 78 percent received dialysis. The study findings showed, of those who received treatment, nearly 93 percent lived in high- to high-middle-income nations.
According to researchers, between 2 million and 7 million kidney failure
patients who could have been kept alive if they received either dialysis or a
kidney transplant died prematurely because they could not get treatment.
![Kidney Failure due to Melamine Toxicity]( "Kidney Failure due to Melamine Toxicity")
Adulteration of food with melamine results in the formation of kidney stones and kidney failure, even leading to death.
"Most of the premature deaths occurred in China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Nigeria. Less than one-fourth of eligible kidney failure patients receive treatment in these countries," researchers said
The study was published in The Lancet.
Source: Medindia
Kidney Failure due to Melamine Toxicity
Adulteration of food with melamine results in the formation of kidney stones and kidney failure, even leading to death.
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"Most of the premature deaths occurred in China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Nigeria. Less than one-fourth of eligible kidney failure patients receive treatment in these countries," researchers said
The study was published in The Lancet.
Source: Medindia
Kidney Stone Prevention
Kidney stones are small stones that develop in urine containing increased levels of calcium, uric acid, or cysteine. Prevent kidney stones by drinking lots of water and fluids.
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