%0 Journal Article %T HEMODIALISIS EN TIEMPO DE HURACANES Y DESASTRES EN CUBA %A P¨¦rez Oliva %A Jorge F. %J Revista Habanera de Ciencias M£¿£¿dicas %D 2008 %I Ministerio de Salud Publica %X end-stage renal failure is a health problem in the world. the cuban national careprogram to the pattients with renal failure, has specific guides for action in the primary renal care. it is carried out by family physicians ; and it intends to supply attention at risk population; secondary renal care, and provides clinical nephrology services, for pattients suffering of chronic renal disease, to delay progression of their illness, and avoid complications; and terciary renal care, carried out by renal replacement therapy services, for end stage renal disease pattients, to attain pattient¡¯s social rehabilitation and have the surveillance systems give first alert in nephrology for abnormal or disasters situations. this role presents the main structural organizational features of the activities in cuba for renal care aftermath the hurricanes situation.this is the priority for the cuban state of granting the attendance prescribes and the life of these patients. %K end-stage renal failure %K haemodialysis %K renal care %K hurricanes %K surveillance systems give first alert. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1729-519X2008000400003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en