Author(s)

Gaël Honal Mahoungou^1,2*, Daniel Tony Eyeni Sinomono^1,2, Éric Ngandzali-Ngabé², Soraya Ntandou², Francky Ambounou², Précieux Ngoma², Berline Ndinga², Dalhia Mboungou², Héléna Botokoto Bothard², Hardy Ibovi², Richard Loumingou^1,2

¹Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo.
²Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.

Objective: Chronic end-stage renal failure is a major public health problem in developing countries and is poorly documented. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and evolutionary aspects of patients admitted for end-stage renal failure to the Department of Nephrology at the University Hospital of Brazzaville. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study collecting prospective data that took place over 10 months. We included 128 patients who were exhaustively identified. Sociodemographic, clinical, therapeutic and developmental data were collected using a standardized and pretested pre-established survey form. The EPI info software enabled the analysis and processing of the data. Results: We reported a male predominance with a sex ratio of 2.5. The median age was 50 years. The first cause found was diabetes (55%) followed by hypertension (46%). The majority of patients had a dialysis emergency and half could not be dialyzed for financial reasons. Conclusion: Our results highlighted that certain epidemiological parameters of end-stage renal failure are constantly changing, such as frequency, while others remain static, including the main etiologies, gender, and age. However, mortality continues to increase and deserves more attention.

ESRD, Epidemiology, Nephrology, University Hospital of Brazzaville

Mahoungou, G. , Sinomono, D. , Ngandzali-Ngabé, É. , Ntandou, S. , Ambounou, F. , Ngoma, P. , Ndinga, B. , Mboungou, D. , Bothard, H. , Ibovi, H. and Loumingou, R. (2024) Epidemiological, Clinical, Therapeutic, and Evolutionary Aspects of Chronic End-Stage Renal Failure in the Nephrology Department of the University Hospital of Brazzaville in 2023. Open Journal of Nephrology, 14, 62-69. doi: 10.4236/ojneph.2024.141007.