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Objective. The impact of COVID19 on mortality among chronic haemodialysis in Sub-Sahara Africa is unknown. We sought to compare mortality before and during COVID19 in one haemodialysis center in Cameroon. Population and methods. We conducted a retrospective study from 1st January 2018 to 31st April 2021 in the haemodialysis center of the General Hospital of Douala. Data of death patients were recorded and compared before (1st January 2018 - 31st March 2020) and during (1st April 2020 – 30th April 2021).Results. A total of 267 deaths (51.2%) among 522 patients were registered. Most of them were male (n=168,635) with a mean age of 46.7±14.23 years. Annual mortality rate was higher during pandemic (28.63% vs 18.54%, p=0.01) and mortality was elevated among incident patients (40% vs 29.4%, p=0.03). Patients who died during pandemic were older (50.3±12.7 vs 44.5±14.8 years, p=0.002) and COVID19 was the main cause of death during pandemic while catheter sepsis was more common before pandemic. Conclusion. COVID19 is associated with higher mortality in haemodialysis in our setting, especially among incident patients and those older than 50 years.

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Mortalité Hémodialyse COVID19 Cameroun Mortality Haemodialysis COVID19 Cameroon

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HD Fouda Menye Ebana, Hôpital Général de Douala

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales de Yaoundé

Mahamat Maimouna , Hôpital Général de Yaoundé

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales de Yaoundé

V Nzana, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaoundé

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales de Yaoundé

BH Mbatchou, Hôpital Général de Douala

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Pharmaceutiques de Douala

F Kaze Folefack, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaoundé

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales de Yaoundé

H Luma Namme , Hôpital Général de Douala

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales de Yaoundé

MP Halle, Hôpital Général de Douala

Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Pharmaceutiques de Douala

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Fouda Menye Ebana, H., Maimouna , M. ., Nzana, V., Mbatchou, B., Barla , E., Kaze Folefack, F., … Halle, M. (2021). Mortality in chronic haemodialysis before and during COVID19 pandemic: case of the General Hospital of Douala. HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASE, 22(9). https://doi.org/10.5281/hsd.v22i9.2953
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