Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Fethi Ben Hamida

Publications

• Research Article
  Mineral and Bone Status in Tunisian Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: The National Bone and Mineral Metabolism Observatory
  Author(s): Fethi Ben Hamida, Samia Barbouche, Imed Helal, Ounissi Mondher, Lilia Ben Fatma, Wided Smaoui, Chams Gharbi, Cyrine Karoui, Adel Kheder, Hedi Ben Maiz and Taieb Ben AbdallahFethi Ben Hamida, Samia Barbouche, Imed Helal, Ounissi Mondher, Lilia Ben Fatma, Wided Smaoui, Chams Gharbi, Cyrine Karoui, Adel Kheder, Hedi Ben Maiz and Taieb Ben Abdallah
  
  In Tunisia, data assessing the status of mineral and bone disorders (MBD) among dialysis patients is scarce. In order to address this gap in the literature, we sought to conduct this observational study including 4868 patients from 108 hemodialysis facilities nationwide, aiming to: (i) report parameters of MBD during the first quarter 2006, (ii) determine the levels of compliance with the recommendations of the Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (K/ DOQI), and (iii) compare these levels of compliance with those of Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Mean serum phosphorus, calcium, calcium- phosphorus product and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) concentrations were respectively 1.74 mmol/L, 2.28 mmol/L, 3.95 mmol²/l² and 254 pg/ml. MBD’s measures were met the K/DOQI’s guidelines in 44.1% of cases for serum phosphorus, 42.5% of cases for .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000295

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