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The main cause of renal failure was diabetic nephropathy (26%). The majority of patients (57%) had a Karnofsky score of 80-100 and 27% were followed up by a nephrologist for <or=6 months. In total, 86% of the patients had hypertension, 43% had dyslipidaemia and 4 …
The main cause of renal failure was diabetic nephropathy (26%). The majority of patients (57%) had a Karnofsky score of 80-100 and 27 …