[Evaluation of bone mineral density and its importance for hemodialysis patients].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to determine the changes in bone mineral density in hemodialysis patients and to evaluate their correlation with disorders of calcium-phosphate metabolism.

Patients And Methods: Data of 82 patients on chronic hemodialysis were analyzed. The patient group consisted of 40 (48.

[The prevalence of Fabry's disease among male patients on hemodialysis in Lithuania (a screening study)].

Unlabelled: Fabry's disease is an X-linked inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal hydrolase alpha-galactosidase A. Due to deficiency of this enzyme activity, a progressive lysosomal accumulation of glycosphingolipids, in particular globotriaosylceramide, takes place within endothelial cells and cells of the vascular and nervous systems, myocardial cells, endothelial, and mesangial and epithelial cells of the kidney, eventually leading to organ dysfunction. The degree of renal involvement generally correlates with the progression of glycosphingolipid accumulation and may lead to renal insufficiency and failure.

[Prevalence of antibodies to hantavirus among hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal failure in Kaunas and its district].

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of antibodies to hantaviruses among hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal failure in Kaunas and its district.

Material And Methods: Serums of 218 patients from four dialysis centers of Kaunas district were tested by using the immunoglobulin G antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The reactivity of ELISA-positive sera was proven in Western blot tests using various hantavirus recombinant nucleocapsid proteins.

[Prevalence and quality of control of calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders among Lithuanian hemodialysis patients in 2004 and 2005].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and quality of control of disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism among patients on hemodialysis in Lithuania during the period of 2004-2005 and to assess rarely used methods of treatment such as parathyroidectomy and administration of calcimimetics.

Material And Methods: All Lithuanian hemodialysis centers were visited, and data on disorders of calcium-phosphorus metabolism were collected in December 2004 and 2005. The quality of control was evaluated according to Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative recommendations.

[Changes in hemodialysis adequacy in Lithuania during 1999-2005].

Despite the improvement of hemodialysis technique, mortality of chronic hemodialysis patients remains quite high. It considerably depends on dialysis adequacy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the adequacy of hemodialysis procedure and its changes in Lithuania during 1999-2005.

[Structure of treatment expenditures for hemodialysis patients (data of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital in the year 2001)].

Prevalence of the end-stage renal disease patients is rising every year. In Lithuania the cost of hemodialysis procedure is under regulation of the Minister of Health. The objective of our study was to evaluate expenditures for hospitalizations and medical ambulatory treatment using data of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital dialysis center in the year 2001.