Hypertension, Diabetes Raise Kidney Failure Risk – Expert

The Chief Medical Director of Wellington Hospital, Abuja, Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, has warned that uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes are placing Nigerians prone to kidney injury, urging common screening and early therapy to forestall problems.

Ugwuanyi raised the priority at a press convention to mark the hospital’s fifteenth anniversary, the place he highlighted the hazards of poorly managed persistent illnesses and indiscriminate use of medicines.

He mentioned that Nigeria data about 9,000 new circumstances of end-stage kidney failure each month, explaining that hypertension and diabetes might progressively injury the kidneys, notably when sufferers stay undiagnosed or fail to handle the circumstances adequately.

High blood strain can injury the blood vessels within the kidneys, decreasing their capacity to filter waste from the blood successfully. Diabetes also can injury the kidney’s filtering items when blood sugar ranges stay elevated over time.
Ugwuanyi urged Nigerians to test their blood strain and blood sugar ranges often, stressing that early detection and acceptable administration might assist scale back the chance of great problems.

He additionally cautioned in opposition to the indiscriminate use of painkillers, notably non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication equivalent to ibuprofen, indomethacin and naproxen, warning that inappropriate use might hurt the kidneys, particularly in individuals with present kidney issues or different threat components.

The neurosurgeon suggested Nigerians in opposition to self-medication, urging these with persistent signs or recognized persistent circumstances to hunt skilled medical consideration and comply with prescribed therapy.
He additional known as for more healthy existence and early medical intervention to cut back the chance of kidney problems.
He mentioned the hospital had put in seven dialysis machines to assist critically in poor health sufferers who develop kidney issues throughout extreme sickness or after surgical procedure, alongside different specialist companies offered by means of collaborations with healthcare professionals.

The CMD mentioned that the hospital has attended to 9,457 sufferers and carried out 4,657 surgical procedures in 15 years of offering specialised neurological and neurosurgical companies within the nation.

He mentioned the hospital, established in February 2011, was based to supply specialised therapy for issues affecting the mind, backbone and peripheral nerves. He defined that he and his colleague, Dr Jubril, established the power after coaching at a specialist neurological and neurosurgical hospital in London, with the goal of bringing their experience again to Nigeria.

According to him, of the 4,657 surgical procedures carried out, 2,150 have been mind operations, whereas 2,307 concerned the backbone, with the rest masking different procedures.

The CMD mentioned the hospital had expanded its amenities and specialist companies to enhance entry to superior therapy domestically. He listed its diagnostic and therapy capabilities to incorporate MRI and CT scans, electroencephalography for epilepsy evaluation, intensive care, neurorehabilitation and 6 working suites.

Ugwuanyi mentioned the hospital was dedicated to affected person security, skilled coaching and collaboration with native and worldwide specialists, stressing that high quality healthcare required funding in fashionable tools, dependable energy and expert personnel.

He disclosed that the power had recorded 120 days of uninterrupted energy provide after switching to photo voltaic power, which he mentioned had lowered tools breakdowns and lowered working prices.