Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of patients with renal impairment in Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2013
Demographic and clinical data | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Total number of hospitalized patients during the study period | 810 |
Number of Patients with renal impairment | 73 (9 %) |
Male | 40 (55 %) |
Female | 33 (45 %) |
Age (median) | 42 (range 18–87) |
SCr (mean) | 2.24 ± 1.5 |
Estimated CrCl (mean) | 39.6 ± 1.4 |
Drugs per patient (mean) ± SD | 5.1 ± 2.3 |
Drugs required dose adjustment per patient (mean) ± SD | 1.6 ± 1.3 |
Patients with stage of renal Impairment | |
Stage 3 | 53/73 (72.5) |
Stage 4 | 15/73 (20.5) |
Stage 5 | 5/73 (7) |
Reason for admission | |
Renal related | 18 (25) |
Non- Renal | 55 (75) |
Comorbidity | |
Present | 62/73 (85) |
Absent | 11/73 (15) |