Author/Authors :
Triga, Konstantina Kyanous Stavros Patron Dialysis Unit, Greece , Dousdampanis, Periklis Kyanous Stavros Patron Dialysis Unit, Greece , Aggelakou-Vaitsi, Stamatina Kyanous Stavros Patron Dialysis Unit, Greece , Gellner, Karen Kyanous Stavros Patron Dialysis Unit, Greece , Gellner, Karen Krankenhaus Düren - Medizinische Klinik II, Germany
Abstract :
Hemodialysis is a widely performed and safe procedure; therefore,the numbers of long-term survivors on hemodialysis therapy have been increasing. We present a woman who had been on uninterrupted hemodialysis for 30 years and did well for much of her time on hemodialysis,despite a long-standing uneven course. The literature of extremely long-lived patients on un-interrupted hemodialysis is reviewed and the clinical characteristics and complications encountered in these patients are discussed.
