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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hamdan, Zakaria
• Tarabeih, Mahdi
• Kamel Jebrin
• Khazneh, Emad
• Abusalameh, Eman
• Nuairat, Hanan
• Sawalmeh, Osama

Titel

Peritoneal Dialysis in Extremely Obese Patient From Palestine, A Case Report

Ist Teil von

• Iranian journal of kidney diseases, 2020-07, Vol.14 (4), p.315

Ort / Verlag

Tehran: Iranian Society of Nephrology

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Introduction. The incidence of ESRD is increasing dramatically and the majority of patients are commenced to hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) due to the long waiting time for renal transplantation. PD has comparable outcomes with HD but many barriers limit its utilization. Obesity is considered among the barriers and this was attributed to its related complications. Case Report. A 50-year-old male patient with ESRD presented to our hospital for PD. He was extremely obese (BMI = 44.2 kg/m2). The case was discussed between the nephrology, surgical and nursing team, and the decision was made to proceed towards PD. Conclusion. Obesity should not impede the beneficial effects of PD. The obstacles of obesity, which we faced; could be overcome with the collaboration between a highly qualified multidisciplinary team.