One hundred kidney transplantations in Tuzla.

INTRODUCTION: Kidney transplantation assures considerably better quality of life than the treatment of end-stage renal disease patients with dialysis. GOAL: Authors intended to present results of kidney transplantations that were performed for over 13 years in UCC Tuzla. EXAMINEES AND METHODS: Total of 100 transplantations have been done over 13 years. The gender and age structure have been presented, as well as number of transplantations per year, type of transplantation (living related donor, living unrelated donor, deceased donor), number and percentage of donors and results of transplantations expressed as survival of both the patient and transplanted kidney/ renal graft. We also wanted to presented other important events such as dates of introduction of certain drugs, dates of first cadaver transplantation, transplantation with desensitization protocols and dates of first living unrelated (spousal/emotional) transplantation. RESULTS: The survival of patients and renal grafts were demonstrated by Kaplan-Meier curve, and obtained results were fully in range of results recommended in other literature and by other authors. One-year survival of graft is 94%, with five-year survival being 75%. One-year survival of patients is 95%, and five-year survival of patients was 84%. DISCUSSION: Our results have been compared to those from other studies, gaining suggestions for transplantation improvement. CONCLUSION: Among all modifications of renal replacement therapy transplantation is by far the method of choice because, its well known advantages aside, it also has an economical advantage over chronic treatment with dialysis and it should therefore become interesting to healthcare systems.

Depersonalization in Balkan endemic nephropathy.

UNLABELLED: Aim of the study was to confirm depersonalization/derealization in patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy in comparison with other patients on dialysis in Bosnia and Herzegovina within the period 01.01.2000 -31-12-2006. years. METHOD: Examined were 753 out of 2770 dialyzed patients and they were divided into two groups: those with Balkan endemic nephropathy--BEN group (N+348) and the control group of other diseases N18. Patients were followed-up form 01.01.2000 to 31.12. 2006. when the study was made. It is comparative, cross-sectional study and Questionnaire from the renal Registry of B&H adapted to the mental health and psychological tests--Eizenck's personality characteristics test, Hamilton Depression Rating scale (HDRS) and Mini Mental State evaluation were used. RESULTS: Depersonalization was in BEN group present in 3.50% of cases (chi2 = 70.880, df = 2 p < 0.001), a derealization in 3.75% (chi2 = 117.678, df = 2, p < 0.002) and depersonalization/ derealization in 1.19% of them (chi2 = 218.457, df = 2, p < 0.002). Regression analysis was: y = -0.93x + 14.818, a CI = 95% for Fisher's (Z = -0.995462 to -0.26481). CanFanc r2 = 0.86, P = 0.002 za 87.5% for depersonalization prediction in HRF. CONCLUSION: In patients on dialyzed treatment in BaH depersonalization sui generis was found in group BEN 3.50% of cases, derealization in 3.57% of them and in group N18 depersonalization in 3.32% of them and possibility to predict depersonalization is 87.50%.