[Survival of hemodialysis patients aged 65 years and more: correlation of albumin, hemoglobin, cholesterol concentration and comorbid diseases].

Unlabelled: Today, the elderly are a fast growing population. Ever more patients aged > or = 65 are starting dialysis treatment. It is understood the they are a special and more sensitive group, due to their age and comorbid diseases.

[Development of peritoneal dialysis at Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center].

The dialysis population is steadily rising as a consequence of the growing incidence of terminal renal failure patients and lack of organs for transplantation. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become an established form of renal replacement therapy. The development of new methods, techniques, PD fluids and catheters has significantly lowered the incidence of complications and increased the use of PD throughout the world.

[Incidence of chronic renal failure during 35 years at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center].

Chronic hemodialysis treatment in the world started in 1960. At that time, due to technical development and construction of arteriovenous shunt for repeated blood access for dialysis, it was possible to treat uremia. At the Department of Surgery, Rijeka Clinical Hospital, former Dr.

[Work capacity in patients on hemodialysis].

The quality of life is considerably impaired in patients on regular hemodialysis has been changed. It is difficult to determine it because there are no general definitions or measuring instruments. There are objective and subjective components of the quality of life, one among them being occupational ability.