Occult renal disease in patients with cancer

Authors

  • Maité López González Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Jorge López Romero Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Isandra Viera Pérez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • José Ismael Miranda Vindel Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Jessy M. Salach Urbina Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Paulino Hernández Hernández Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

renal insufficiency, chronic/mortality, prevalence, neoplasms

Abstract

A descriptive study with retrospective and analytical components was conducted. It included patients who died with cancer – those who underwent autopsy – at the Arnaldo Milian Castro and Celestino Hernández Robau University Hospitals during the period from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2008.  The study was aimed at determining the factors associated with chronic kidney disease, analyzing the prevalence of this disease in its different stages, identifying the behavior of occult renal disease and correlate pathological findings suggestive of chronic kidney damage with the renal function. The medical records of patients and the results of the autopsies were reviewed, which were tested for statistical analysis. The cases were predominant in the group of 70 years of age and over, and in males. There are patients with undiagnosed chronic kidney disease and normal creatinine figures. Stages II and III of chronic kidney disease were the most frequent. The nephrotoxic drugs more commonly used were more aminoglycosides. Hypertension and ischemic heart disease were the most commonly associated chronic conditions. The average hospitalization was 2.28 and the average hospital stay was 24.44 days.

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Author Biographies

Maité López González, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Nefrología

Jorge López Romero, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Nefrología. Máster en Psicopedagogía. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Isandra Viera Pérez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Nefrología. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas.

José Ismael Miranda Vindel, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista en Medicina General Integral. Residente de Nefrología.

Jessy M. Salach Urbina, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Residente de Nefrología.

Paulino Hernández Hernández, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Nefrología. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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López González M, López Romero J, Viera Pérez I, Miranda Vindel JI, Salach Urbina JM, Hernández Hernández P. Occult renal disease in patients with cancer. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];5(3):41. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/602

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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