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Table 4 Causes of death (n = 178)

From: Survival rates and causes of death in Vietnamese chronic hemodialysis patients

Causes of death

Number of patient

Percentage (%)

Stroke

43

24.2

Heart failure

28

15.7

Myocardial infarction

11

6.2

Infections with etiologies from

33

18.5

 Respiratory system

16

 

 Gastrology

6

 

 Urology

3

 

 Others

8

 

Other causesa

21

11.8

Unknown causes

42

23.6

  1. aLiver cirrhosis, malignancy, tuberculosis, and transportation accident