ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF HAEMODIALYSIS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
*Amadi Lilian Ogechi, Ijeoma Okoriwu and Hope M. Okorie
ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to assess impact of haemodialysis on some haematological and biochemical parameters of patients with chronic kidney disease in Jos university teaching hospital (JUTH). One hundred (100) patients undergoing haemodialysis in Jos University teaching hospital formed the subjects for this study, while 50 healthy individuals served as the control population. The subjects were between the ages of 35-68 years and consisted of 52 (52%) males and 48 (48%) females. Whole blood and serum samples were collected from these subjects which was used to determine their haematological parameters as well as serum Creatinine, Urea and Electrolyte levels using standard methods. Data collected were analyzed using the Chi square (?2), analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, standard deviation, coefficient of variation and t-test. P values
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