A Better Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients With Viral Hepatitis: Is it a Reality?

The effect of an educational program on quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis in western Saudi Arabia

“…It is a dreadful sequel of chronic renal failure. Therefore, it has a tremendous impact on the affected patients regarding QOL, morbidity, and mortality 2. Published statistics from the United States National Center for Kidney Disease estimates approximately 15% of the population suffers from chronic renal failure 3.…”

Hepatitis E Virus Infection Among Chronic Hemodialysis

“…In contrast to hepatitis B and C, which are associated with significant mortality among these patients, hepatitis E had been believed to be a self-limited acute infection with spontaneous recovery in almost all cases and without any association with chronic hepatitis ( 2 - 7 ). However, some recent studies have reported several cases of persistent HEV-related chronic hepatitis and its relatively rapid evolution to HEV-related cirrhosis, especially among immunosuppressive patients, including organ transplant recipients ( 8 , 9 ). For example, Kamar et al ( 10 ) evaluated 241 renal allograft recipients and demonstrated that HEV infection could develop into a chronic active hepatitis in nearly 60% of renal transplant patients who had HEV infection.…”