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Alparslan C, Malyszko J, Caskey FJ, Aleckovic-Halilovic M, Hrušková Z, Arruebo S, Bello AK, Damster S, Donner JA, Jha V, Johnson DW, Levin A, Malik C, Nangaku M, Okpechi IG, Tonelli M, Ye F, Tesar V, Racki S. Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Eastern and Central Europe region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2024; 13:29-42. [PMID: 38618499 PMCID: PMC11010604 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Delivery of care for kidney failure (KF) globally has a significant disparity; even in some countries, it means end of life for the person. The International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) tries to address gaps in KF care and standardize global nephrology care. From the third iteration of the ISN-GKHA, we present data for countries in the ISN Eastern and Central Europe region. The median prevalences of chronic kidney disease (12.8%) and treated KF (873.5 pmp) were higher than the global rates, respectively. Hemodialysis was the most preferred modality for KF in adults, whereas kidney replacement therapy was more balanced in children. Although most of the countries in the region had lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income levels, health expenditures for kidney health care were almost generally covered publicly. Nephrologists were responsible for the medical kidney care of people with KF in all countries. There was adequate infrastructure to provide all kinds of treatment for kidney care in the region. Regional characteristics such as high levels of obesity, smoking, and Balkan nephropathy as an endemic disease coupled with a shortage of workforce and finance continued to affect kidney care in the region negatively. By making organizational and legislative arrangements, partnerships with national authorities and societies may accelerate the improvement of kidney health care in the region.
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- Caner Alparslan
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, İzmir Democracy University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Clinic for Internal Diseases, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Delhi, India
- School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Kidney and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Kidney Disease Research, University of Queensland at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australasian Kidney Trials Network at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Canada and Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre in Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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Calice-Silva V, Neyra JA, Ferreiro Fuentes A, Singer Wallbach Massai KK, Arruebo S, Bello AK, Caskey FJ, Damster S, Donner JA, Jha V, Johnson DW, Levin A, Malik C, Nangaku M, Okpechi IG, Tonelli M, Ye F, Madero M, Tzanno Martins C. Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Latin America region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2024; 13:43-56. [PMID: 38618500 PMCID: PMC11010616 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Successful management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Latin America (LA) continues to represent a challenge due to high disease burden and geographic disparities and difficulties in terms of capacity, accessibility, equity, and quality of kidney failure care. Although LA has experienced significant social and economic progress over the past decades, there are still important inequities in health care access. Through this third iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas, the indicators regarding kidney failure care in LA are updated. Survey responses were received from 22 of 31 (71%) countries in LA representing 96.5% of its total population. Median CKD prevalence was 10.2% (interquartile range: 8.4%-12.3%), median CKD disability-adjusted life year was 753.4 days (interquartile range: 581.3-1072.5 days), and median CKD mortality was 5.5% (interquartile range: 3.2%-6.3%). Regarding dialysis modality, hemodialysis continued to be the most used therapy, whereas peritoneal dialysis reached a plateau and kidney transplantation increased steadily over the past 10 years. In 20 (91%) countries, >50% of people with kidney failure could access dialysis, and in only 2 (9%) countries, people who had access to dialysis could initiate dialysis with peritoneal dialysis. A mix of public and private systems collectively funded most aspects of kidney replacement therapy (dialysis and transplantation) with many people incurring up to 50% of out-of-pocket costs. Few LA countries had CKD/kidney replacement therapy registries, and almost no acute kidney injury registries were reported. There was large variability in the nature and extent of kidney failure care in LA mainly related to countries' funding structures and limited surveillance and management initiatives.
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- Viviane Calice-Silva
- Pro-Rim Foundation, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Region of Joinville (UNIVILLE), Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Nephrology’s Intensive Care Unit, Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Chronic Kidney Disease Department, Hospital do Rim/Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), New Delhi, India
- School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Kidney and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Kidney Disease Research, University of Queensland at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australasian Kidney Trials Network, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Canada and Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre in Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, National Heart Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
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Teitelbaum I, Finkelstein FO. Why are we Not Getting More Patients onto Peritoneal Dialysis? Observations From the United States with Global Implications. Kidney Int Rep 2023; 8:1917-1923. [PMID: 37849989 PMCID: PMC10577320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Peritoneal dialysis (PD) offers lifestyle advantages over in-center hemodialysis (HD) and is less costly. However, in the United States, less than 12% of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients are maintained on this modality. In this brief review, we discuss some of the factors underlying the low prevalence of PD. These include inadequate patient education, a shortage of sufficiently well-trained medical and nursing personnel, absence of infrastructure to support urgent start PD, and lack of support for assisted PD, among other factors. Understanding and addressing these various issues may help increase the prevalence of PD in the United States and globally.
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- Isaac Teitelbaum
- Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Abderraman GM, Niang A, Mohamed T, Mahan JD, Luyckx VA. Understanding Similarities and Differences in CKD and Dialysis Care in Children and Adults. Semin Nephrol 2023; 43:151440. [PMID: 38016864 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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In lower-income settings there is often a dearth of resources and nephrologists, especially pediatric nephrologists, and individual physicians often find themselves caring for patients with chronic kidney diseases and end-stage kidney failure across the age spectrum. The management of such patients in high-income settings is relatively protocolized and permits high-volume services to run efficiently. The basic principles of managing chronic kidney disease and providing dialysis are similar for adults and children, however, given the differences in body size, causes of kidney failure, nutrition, and growth between children and adults with kidney diseases, nephrologists must understand the relevance of these differences, and have an approach to providing quality and safe dialysis to each group. Prevention, early diagnosis, and early intervention with simple therapeutic and lifestyle interventions are achievable goals to manage symptoms, complications, and reduce progression, or avoid kidney failure in children and adults. These strategies currently are easier to implement in higher-resource settings with robust health systems. In many low-resource settings, kidney diseases are only first diagnosed at end stage, and resources to pay out of pocket for appropriate care are lacking. Many barriers therefore exist in these settings, where specialist nephrology personnel may be least accessible. To improve management of patients at all ages, we highlight differences and similarities, and provide practical guidance on the management of children and adults with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. It is important that children are managed with a view to optimizing growth and well-being and maximizing future options (eg, maintaining vein health and optimizing cardiovascular risk), and that adults are managed with attention paid to quality of life and optimization of physical health.
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- Guillaume Mahamat Abderraman
- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis, Renaissance University Hospital Center, University of N'Djamena, Chad, Africa.
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- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis, Dalal Diam University Hospital Center, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal, Africa
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- Pediatric Nephrology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus OH
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- Pediatric Nephrology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus OH; Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Faculty Development, Columbus OH
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Public and Global Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Teza H, Boonmanunt S, Unwanatham N, Thadanipon K, Limpijankit T, Pattanaprateep O, Pattanateepapon A, McKay GJ, Attia J, Thakkinstian A. Evaluation of transitions from early hypertension to hypertensive chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and mortality: a Thai real-world data cohort. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1170010. [PMID: 37206104 PMCID: PMC10191197 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1170010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Objective Systemic arterial hypertension (HT) is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVDs), associated with all-cause death (ACD). Understanding its progression from the early state to late complications should lead to more timely intensification of treatment. This study aimed to construct a real-world cohort profile of HT and to estimate transition probabilities from the uncomplicated state to any of these long-term complications; chronic kidney disease (CKD), coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, and ACD. Methods This real-world cohort study used routine clinical practice data for all adult patients diagnosed with HT in the Ramathibodi Hospital, Thailand from 2010 to 2022. A multi-state model was developed based on the following: state 1-uncomplicated HT, 2-CKD, 3-CAD, 4-stroke, and 5-ACD. Transition probabilities were estimated using Kaplan-Meier method. Results A total of 144,149 patients were initially classified as having uncomplicated HT. The transition probabilities (95% CI) from the initial state to CKD, CAD, stroke, and ACD at 10-years were 19.6% (19.3%, 20.0%), 18.2% (17.9%, 18.6%), 7.4% (7.1%, 7.6%), and 1.7% (1.5%, 1.8%), respectively. Once in the intermediate-states of CKD, CAD, and stroke, 10-year transition probabilities to death were 7.5% (6.8%, 8.4%), 9.0% (8.2%, 9.9%), and 10.8% (9.3%, 12.5%). Conclusions In this 13-year cohort, CKD was observed as the most common complication, followed by CAD and stroke. Among these, stroke carried the highest risk of ACD, followed by CAD and CKD. These findings provide improved understanding of disease progression to guide appropriate prevention measures. Further investigations of prognostic factors and treatment effectiveness are warranted.
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- Htun Teza
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Perl J, Brown EA, Chan CT, Couchoud C, Davies SJ, Kazancioğlu R, Klarenbach S, Liew A, Weiner DE, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, Wilkie ME. Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int 2023; 103:842-858. [PMID: 36731611 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Home dialysis modalities (home hemodialysis [HD] and peritoneal dialysis [PD]) are associated with greater patient autonomy and treatment satisfaction compared with in-center modalities, yet the level of home-dialysis use worldwide is low. Reasons for limited utilization are context-dependent, informed by local resources, dialysis costs, access to healthcare, health system policies, provider bias or preferences, cultural beliefs, individual lifestyle concerns, potential care-partner time, and financial burdens. In May 2021, KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) convened a controversies conference on home dialysis, focusing on how modality choice and distribution are determined and strategies to expand home-dialysis use. Participants recognized that expanding use of home dialysis within a given health system requires alignment of policy, fiscal resources, organizational structure, provider incentives, and accountability. Clinical outcomes across all dialysis modalities are largely similar, but for specific clinical measures, one modality may have advantages over another. Therefore, choice among available modalities is preference-sensitive, with consideration of quality of life, life goals, clinical characteristics, family or care-partner support, and living environment. Ideally, individuals, their care-partners, and their healthcare teams will employ shared decision-making in assessing initial and subsequent kidney failure treatment options. To meet this goal, iterative, high-quality education and support for healthcare professionals, patients, and care-partners are priorities. Everyone who faces dialysis should have access to home therapy. Facilitating universal access to home dialysis and expanding utilization requires alignment of policy considerations and resources at the dialysis-center level, with clear leadership from informed and motivated clinical teams.
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- Jeffrey Perl
- Division of Nephrology, St. Michael's Hospital and the Keenan Research Center in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nephrology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- The Kidney & Transplant Practice, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
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Fissell RB, Wysocki M, Bonnet K, Abifaraj F, Cavanaugh KL, Nair D, Umeukeje EM, Wild MG, Liddell P, Spangler M, Schlundt D. Patient perspectives on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and the PD catheter: Strategies and Solutions. Perit Dial Int 2023; 43:231-240. [PMID: 36855928 PMCID: PMC10329216 DOI: 10.1177/08968608231152063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter complications reduce quality of life and increase risks for hospitalizations, for unplanned transitions to haemodialysis and for death. Patient PD catheter management is crucial for safe, sustained PD. Patient perspectives on strategies for living with PD and using a PD catheter may inform efforts to reduce PD catheter complications, increase individual patient PD modality persistence, and thus increase overall home dialysis prevalence. METHODS We interviewed 32 adult PD patients in Nashville, Tennessee. Qualitative analyses included (1) isolation of themes, (2) development of a coding system and (3) creation of a conceptual framework using an inductive-deductive approach. RESULTS Challenges identified by patients as important included drain pain, difficulty eating and sleeping, and fear of peritonitis. Coping strategies included repositioning while draining, adjusting eating patterns, and development of PD patient and helper knowledge and confidence, especially at home after initial training. Patients described a trial-and-error iterative process of trying multiple strategies with input from multiple sources, which led to individualised solutions. CONCLUSIONS The trial-and-error process may be crucial for maintaining PD. Individual patient success with PD may be promoted by creating expectations during training that a solution may require multiple attempts, and by a reimbursement policy that supports robust nursing support for safe progression through the trial-and-error process, particularly in the first few months for incident patients. Interventions to support patient motivation and optimal coping behaviour may also support an increase in PD modality duration for individual patients, and thus increase overall PD prevalence.
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- Rachel B Fissell
- Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Seephom S, Jittanoon P, Balthip K. Muslim caregivers' experiences in caring for patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. J Ren Care 2023; 49:6-14. [PMID: 34971469 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fulfilling the role of a family caregiver has a substantial effect on the lives of those involved. However, existing information on family caregivers of patients receiving peritoneal dialysis is insufficient-especially Muslim caregivers, whose practice is unique. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of Muslim family caregivers looking after patients receiving peritoneal dialysis in an Islamic context. DESIGN A descriptive qualitative approach was employed. PARTICIPANTS Thirteen Muslim family caregivers who have cared for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis for at least 1 month. APPROACH Data were collected through face-to-face in-depth interviews and a focus group discussion. Content analysis was used to analyse the data with initial codes grouped into sub-categories, generic categories, and main categories. FINDINGS The experiences of Muslim family caregivers looking after patients receiving peritoneal dialysis generated two main categories: overwhelmed with suffering and learning to live as a caregiver. CONCLUSIONS Caregiving has a substantial impact on Muslim family caregivers. They need to be cared for holistically. The recognition of Islamic beliefs, doctrine of Allah, and religious practices are clear spiritual anchors for caregiving. The findings provide a deeper understanding of the experiences of Muslim family caregivers looking after patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. These findings could serve as the basis for developing a specific nursing intervention for such caregivers.
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- Sunisa Seephom
- Division of Adult and Gerontological Nursing, The Srisavarindhira Thai Red Cross Institute of Nursing, Pathumwan, ฺBangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Community Nurse Practitioner, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Division of Community Nurse Practitioner, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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Cullis B, Calice da Silva V, McCulloch M, Ulasi I, Wijewickrama E, Iyengar A. Access to Dialysis for Acute Kidney Injury in Low-Resource Settings. Semin Nephrol 2023; 42:151313. [PMID: 36821914 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is estimated to occur in approximately 13.3 million patients per year with an estimated mortality of 1.7 million. Approximately 85% of cases occur in low-resource settings where access to kidney replacement therapy (KRT) may be limited or nonexistent. The true extent of AKI, including access to KRT in developing countries, is largely unknown because appropriate systems are not in place to detect AKI or report it. Barriers to provision of KRT in low-resource settings revolve around systems management and funding, however, there also are region-specific issues. This review focuses on the epidemiology, obstacles, and solutions to improving access to KRT for AKI.
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- Brett Cullis
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa; Renal Unit, Hilton Life Hospital, Hilton, South Africa.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India
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Hong Z, Zhuang Y, Lu J, Ye J, Sun H, Gao L, Xiong Y. Economic evaluation of three dialysis methods in patients with end-stage renal disease in China. Int Urol Nephrol 2022; 55:1247-1254. [PMID: 36376531 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-022-03402-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES End-stage renal disease (ESRD) may result in different degrees of physical and psychological pain. Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and hemodialysis (HD) as the main treatment methods lead to a heavy burden on social economic and family financial. However, there are few studies on the economic evaluation of the three dialysis methods in China. METHODS Cost-effectiveness analyses were performed using Markov models based on longitudinal data for 15 years of different modalities in Kunshan City, China. Direct cost derived from medical insurance information system, and indirect cost referred to as loss of productivity. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to study uncertainty. RESULTS The per capita total cost of CAPD was 664,027.00 yuan, the per capita utility is 5.9105. The per capita total cost of APD was 858,800.65 yuan, the per capita utility is 6.4548. The per capita total cost of HD was 1,281,213.64 yuan, the per capita utility is 6.1356. When CAPD was compared with HD, Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) was 1,323,389.53 yuan per QALY, compared with APD, ICER was 357,848.13 yuan per QALY. ICER value suggests that APD was cost-effective compared with CAPD and HD at a willingness-to-pay threshold of 538,200 yuan. CONCLUSION Our research showed that APD is the most appropriate and HD is the worst in terms of cost-effectiveness. However, in fact, HD accounts for a high proportion in China, so some relevant policy suggestions need to be implemented to change the current situation.
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Puapatanakul P, Kanjanabuch T, Tungsanga K, Cheawchanwattana A, Tangjittrong K, Lounseng N, Songviriyavithaya P, Zhao J, Wang AYM, Shen J, Perl J, Davies SJ, Finkelstein FO, Johnson DW. Assisted peritoneal dialysis performed by caregivers and its association with patient outcomes. Perit Dial Int 2022; 42:602-614. [PMID: 35164609 DOI: 10.1177/08968608221078903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although caregivers allow peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with disabilities the opportunity to perform PD, it is crucial to clarify the safety and effectiveness of assisted PD performed by caregivers compared to self-PD. METHODS PD patients from 22 PD centres in Thailand were prospectively followed in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study during 2016-2017. Patients receiving assisted PD performed by caregivers were matched 1:1 with self-PD patients using propensity scores calculated by logistic regression. The associations between assisted PD and risk of mortality, peritonitis and permanent transfer to haemodialysis (HD) were assessed by multivariable competing risk regression. RESULTS Of 778 eligible patients, 447 (57%) required assisted PD performed by caregivers. Most of the caregivers were family members (98%), while the rest were non-family paid caregivers (2%). Patient factors associated with assisted PD were older age, female gender, lower educational level, cardiovascular comorbidities, diabetes, automated PD modality, poorer functional status and lower blood chemistries (albumin, creatinine, sodium, potassium and phosphate). After 1:1 matching, the baseline characteristics were adequately matched, and 269 patients in each group were analysed. Compared with self-PD, assisted PD was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted sub-hazard ratio: 2.15, 95% confidence interval: 1.24-3.74). There were no differences in the occurrences of peritonitis and permanent HD transfer between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Assisted PD was required by more than half of Thai PD patients and was independently associated with a higher mortality risk. This may reflect causal effect or confounding by indication.
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- Pongpratch Puapatanakul
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Kidney Metabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Peritoneal Dialysis Excellent Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Kidney Metabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Peritoneal Dialysis Excellent Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.,Dialysis Policy and Practice Program (DiP3), School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pranangklao Hospital, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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- St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Australasian Kidney Trials Network, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Sangthawan P, Klyprayong P, Geater SL, Tanvejsilp P, Anutrakulchai S, Boongird S, Gojaseni P, Kuhiran C, Lorvinitnun P, Noppakun K, Parapiboon W, Sirilak S, Tankee P, Taruangsri P, Sangsupawanich P, Sritara P, Chaiyakunapruk N, Kitiyakara C. The hidden financial catastrophe of chronic kidney disease under universal coverage and Thai "Peritoneal Dialysis First Policy". Front Public Health 2022; 10:965808. [PMID: 36311589 PMCID: PMC9606783 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.965808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Objective Universal health coverage can decrease the magnitude of the individual patient's financial burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the residual financial hardship from the patients' perspective has not been well-studied in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to evaluate the residual financial burden in patients with CKD stage 3 to dialysis in the "PD First Policy" under Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) in Thailand. Methods This multicenter nationwide cross-sectional study in Thailand enrolled 1,224 patients with pre-dialysis CKD, hemodialysis (HD), and peritoneal dialysis (PD) covered by UCS and other health schemes for employees and civil servants. We interviewed patients to estimate the proportion with catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and medical impoverishment. The risk factors associated with CHE were analyzed by multivariable logistic regression. Results Under UCS, the total out-of-pocket expenditure in HD was over two times higher than PD and nearly six times higher than CKD stages 3-4. HD suffered significantly more CHE and medical impoverishment than PD and pre-dialysis CKD [CHE: 8.5, 9.3, 19.5, 50.0% (p < 0.001) and medical impoverishment: 8.0, 3.1, 11.5, 31.6% (p < 0.001) for CKD Stages 3-4, Stage 5, PD, and HD, respectively]. In the poorest quintile of UCS, medical impoverishment was present in all HD and two-thirds of PD patients. Travel cost was the main driver of CHE in HD. In UCS, the adjusted risk of CHE increased in PD and HD (OR: 3.5 and 16.3, respectively) compared to CKD stage 3. Conclusions Despite universal coverage, the residual financial burden remained high in patients with kidney failure. CHE was considerably lower in PD than HD, although the rates remained alarmingly high in the poor. The "PD First' program" could serve as a model for other LMICs. However, strategies to minimize financial distress should be further developed, especially for the poor.
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- Pornpen Sangthawan
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacy Administration, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Directorate of Medical Services, Royal Thai Air Force, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Somdej Pranangchao Sirikit Hospital, Chonburi, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Maharat Nakhonratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Naresuan University Hospital, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Vachiraphuket Hospital, Phuket, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States,IDEAS Center, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States,*Correspondence: Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand,Chagriya Kitiyakara
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Li PK, Lu W, Mak S, Boudville N, Yu X, Wu MJ, Cheng Y, Chan CT, Goh BL, Tian N, Chow KM, Lui SL, Lo WK. Peritoneal dialysis first policy in Hong Kong for 35 years: Global impact. Nephrology (Carlton) 2022; 27:787-794. [PMID: 35393750 PMCID: PMC9790333 DOI: 10.1111/nep.14042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Peritoneal dialysis (PD) first policy has been established in Hong Kong since 1985. After 35 years of practice, the PD first policy in Hong Kong has influenced many countries around the world including governments, health ministries, nephrologists and renal nurses on the overall health policy structure and clinical practice in treating kidney failure patients using PD as an important dialysis modality. In 2021, the International Association of Chinese Nephrologists and the Hong Kong Society of Nephrology jointly held a symposium celebrating the 35 years of PD first policy in Hong Kong. In that symposium, experts and opinion leaders from around the world have shared their perspectives on how the PD first policy has grown and how it has affected PD and home dialysis practice globally. The advantages of PD during COVID-19 pandemic were highlighted and the use of telemedicine as an important adjunct was discussed in treating kidney failure patients to improve the overall quality of care. Barriers to PD and the need for sustainability of PD first policy were also emphasized. Overall, the knowledge awareness of PD as a home dialysis for patients, families, care providers and learners is a prerequisite for the success of PD first. A critical mass of PD regional hubs is needed for training and mentorship. Importantly, the alignment of policy and clinical goals are enablers of PD first program.
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- Philip Kam‐Tao Li
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Carol and Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Prince of Wales HospitalThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'anJiaotong UniversityXi'anChina
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- Department of Medicine and GeriatricsKwong Wah HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Renal MedicineSir Charles Gairdner HospitalPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of NephrologyGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of MedicineTaichung Veterans General HospitalTaichungTaiwan
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- Department of MedicineAlice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole HospitalTai PoHong Kong
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- Department of NephrologyHospital SerdangKajangSelangorMalaysia
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- Department of NephrologyGeneral Hospital of Ningxia Medical UniversityNingxiaChina
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Carol and Richard Yu Peritoneal Dialysis Research Centre, Prince of Wales HospitalThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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- Dialysis Centre, Gleneagles HospitalHong KongSARChina
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Ashu JT, Mwangi J, Subramani S, Kaseje D, Ashuntantang G, Luyckx VA. Challenges to the right to health in sub-Saharan Africa: reflections on inequities in access to dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney failure. Int J Equity Health 2022; 21:126. [PMID: 36064532 PMCID: PMC9444088 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01715-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Realization of the individual’s right to health in settings such as sub-Saharan Africa, where health care adequate resources are lacking, is challenging. This paper demonstrates this challenge by illustrating the example of dialysis, which is an expensive but life-saving treatment for people with kidney failure. Dialysis resources, if available in sub-Saharan Africa, are generally limited but in high demand, and clinicians at the bedside are faced with deciding who lives and who dies. When resource limitations exist, transparent and objective priority setting regarding access to such expensive care is required to improve equity across all health needs in a population. This process however, which weighs individual and population health needs, denies some the right to health by limiting access to health care. This paper unpacks what it means to recognize the right to health in sub-Saharan Africa, acknowledging the current resource availability and scarcity, and the larger socio-economic context. We argue, the first order of the right to health, which should always be realized, includes protection of health, i.e. prevention of disease through public health and health-in-all policy approaches. The second order right to health care would include provision of universal health coverage to all, such that risk factors and diseases can be effectively and equitably detected and treated early, to prevent disease progression or development of complications, and ultimately reduce the demand for expensive care. The third order right to health care would include equitable access to expensive care. In this paper, we argue that recognition of the inequities in realization of the right to health between individuals with “expensive” needs versus those with more affordable needs, countries must determine if, how, and when they will begin to provide such expensive care, so as to minimize these inequities as rapidly as possible. Such a process requires good governance, multi-stakeholder engagement, transparency, communication and a commitment to progress. We conclude the paper by emphasizing that striving towards the progressive realization of the right to health for all people living in SSA is key to achieving equity in access to quality health care and equitable opportunities for each individual to maximize their own state of health.
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- James Tataw Ashu
- Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Jura Bernois Hospital, Berne, Moutier, Switzerland.,Nephrology and Hypertension Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Law Science and Technology at the School of Law, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Yaounde General Hospital Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon.,Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Department of Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. .,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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The practice and clinical outcomes of peritoneal dialysis (PD) have demonstrated significant improvement over the past 20 years. The aim of this review is to increase awareness and update healthcare professionals on current PD practice, especially with respect to patient and technique survival, patient modality selection, pathways onto PD, understanding patient experience of care and use prior to kidney transplantation. These improvements have been impacted, at least in part, by greater emphasis on shared decision-making in dialysis modality selection, the use of advanced laparoscopic techniques for PD catheter implantation, developments in PD connecting systems, glucose-sparing strategies, and modernising technology in managing automated PD patients remotely. Evidence-based clinical guidelines such as those prepared by national and international societies such as the International Society of PD have contributed to improved PD practice underpinned by a recognition of the place of continuous quality improvement processes.
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- Ayman Karkar
- Medical Affairs - Renal Care, Scientific Office, Baxter A.G., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Herries Road, Sheffield, UK
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Bodhisane S, Pongpanich S. The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease, and the possibility of integrating organ transplantation into the health financing system. Health Res Policy Syst 2022; 20:71. [PMID: 35725620 PMCID: PMC9207827 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-022-00869-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Citizens of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have difficulties in obtaining proper health services compared to more developed countries, due to the lack of available health facilities and health financing programmes. Haemodialysis (HD) is currently included under the coverage of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. However, there are several technical barriers related to health service utilization. This study aims to analyse the effects of the Lao NHI on issues of accessibility and the possibility of encountering catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic kidney disease. In addition, the study provides policy recommendations for policy-makers regarding the provision of organ transplantation under NHI in the future. Savannakhet Province was purposively selected as a study site, where 342 respondents participated in the study. Two logistic regression models are used to assess the effectiveness of the NHI in terms of accessibility and financial protection against catastrophic health expenditures. The Andersen behavioural model is applied as a guideline to identify factors that affect accessibility and economic catastrophe. NHI is found to improve accessibility to health service utilization for household members with chronic kidney disease. However, due to the limited HD services, there are barriers to accessing health services and a risk of financial hardship due to nonmedical expenditures. Chronic conditions, in addition to kidney issues, dramatically increase the chances of suffering catastrophic health expenditures. In the short run, collaboration with neighbouring countries’ hospitals through copayment programmes is strongly recommended for NHI’s policy-makers. For long-term policy guidelines, the government should move forward to include kidney transplantation in the NHI healthcare system.
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- Somdeth Bodhisane
- College of Public Health Science (CPHS), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Lambie M, Zhao J, McCullough K, Davies SJ, Kawanishi H, Johnson DW, Sloand JA, Sanabria M, Kanjanabuch T, Kim YL, Shen JI, Pisoni RL, Robinson BM, Perl J. Variation in Peritoneal Dialysis Time on Therapy by Country: Results from the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022; 17:861-871. [PMID: 35641246 PMCID: PMC9269666 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.16341221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Quantifying contemporary peritoneal dialysis time on therapy is important for patients and providers. We describe time on peritoneal dialysis in the context of outcomes of hemodialysis transfer, death, and kidney transplantation on the basis of the multinational, observational Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) from 2014 to 2017. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Among 218 randomly selected peritoneal dialysis facilities (7121 patients) in the PDOPPS from Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, we calculated the cumulative incidence from peritoneal dialysis start to hemodialysis transfer, death, or kidney transplantation over 5 years and adjusted hazard ratios for patient and facility factors associated with death and hemodialysis transfer. RESULTS Median time on peritoneal dialysis ranged from 1.7 (interquartile range, 0.8-2.9; the United Kingdom) to 3.2 (interquartile range, 1.5-6.0; Japan) years and was longer with lower kidney transplantation rates (range: 32% [the United Kingdom] to 2% [Japan and Thailand] over 3 years). Adjusted hemodialysis transfer risk was lowest in Thailand, but death risk was higher in Thailand and the United States compared with most countries. Infection was the leading cause of hemodialysis transfer, with higher hemodialysis transfer risks seen in patients having psychiatric disorder history or elevated body mass index. The proportion of patients with total weekly Kt/V ≥1.7 at a facility was not associated with death or hemodialysis transfer. CONCLUSIONS Countries in the PDOPPS with higher rates of kidney transplantation tended to have shorter median times on peritoneal dialysis. Identification of infection as a leading cause of hemodialysis transfer and patient and facility factors associated with the risk of hemodialysis transfer can facilitate interventions to reduce these events. PODCAST This article contains a podcast at https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/CJASN/2022_05_31_CJN16341221.mp3.
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- Mark Lambie
- Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Australasian Kidney Trials Network, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- JAS Renaissance, Chicago, Illinois.,George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Kidney Metabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ashuntantang G, Miljeteig I, Luyckx VA. Bedside rationing and moral distress in nephrologists in sub- Saharan Africa. BMC Nephrol 2022; 23:196. [PMID: 35614418 PMCID: PMC9131991 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-022-02827-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Kidney diseases constitute an important proportion of the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases are less prioritized in public health budgets than other high-burden NCDs. Dialysis is not considered cost-effective, and for those patients accessing the limited service available, high out-of-pocket expenses are common and few continue care over time. This study assessed challenges faced by nephrologists in SSA who manage patients needing dialysis. The specific focus was to investigate if and how physicians respond to bedside rationing situations. Methods A survey was conducted among a randomly selected group of nephrologists from SSA. The questionnaire was based on a previously validated survey instrument. A descriptive and narrative approach was used for analysis. Results Among 40 respondents, the majority saw patients weekly with acute kidney injury (AKI) or end-stage kidney failure (ESKF) in need of dialysis whom they could not dialyze. When dialysis was provided, clinical compromises were common, and 66% of nephrologists reported lack of basic diagnostics and medication and > 80% reported high out-of-pocket expenses for patients. Several patient-, disease- and institutional factors influenced who got access to dialysis. Patients’ financial constraints and poor chances of survival limited the likelihood of receiving dialysis (reported by 79 and 78% of nephrologists respectively), while a patient’s being the family bread-winner increased the likelihood (reported by 56%). Patient and institutional constraints resulted in most nephrologists (88%) frequently having to make difficult choices, sometimes having to choose between patients. Few reported existence of priority setting guidelines. Most nephrologists (74%) always, often or sometimes felt burdened by ethical dilemmas and worried about patients out of hospital hours. As a consequence, almost 46% of nephrologists reported frequently regretting their choice of profession and 26% had considered leaving the country. Conclusion Nephrologists in SSA face harsh priority setting at the bedside without available guidance. The moral distress is high. While publicly funded dialysis treatment might not be prioritized in essential health care packages on the path to universal health coverage, the suffering of the patients, families and the providers must be acknowledged and addressed to increase fairness in these decisions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12882-022-02827-2.
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- Gloria Ashuntantang
- Yaoundé General Hospital Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Research and Development, Helse Bergen Health Trust, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kanjanabuch T, Pongpirul K. Peritoneal dialysis care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand. Bull World Health Organ 2022; 100:155-160. [PMID: 35125540 PMCID: PMC8795847 DOI: 10.2471/blt.21.286792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PROBLEM The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could affect health service provision of less urgent interventions, such as peritoneal dialysis for chronic kidney disease patients. APPROACH To assess how peritoneal dialysis centres in Thailand adapted their provision of care, we invited medical directors and peritoneal dialysis managers to respond to an online survey on 1 July 2021. We asked whether they had modified or deferred their training, catheter insertion or removal, intravenous supplements, follow-up and home visits, and workload. LOCAL SETTING Patients needing dialysis receive peritoneal dialysis free of charge in Thailand. As of 31 December 2020, 240 peritoneal dialysis centres in Thailand have provided care to 32 284 patients. RELEVANT CHANGES At 24.6% (29/118) of centres, educational sessions for patients were modified. Catheter insertion continued at 71.9% (82/114) of centres. Few facilities (19.7%; 23/117) continued to perform peritoneal equilibration tests as usual. On-site intravenous injections were mostly transferred to health centres close to the patients' homes. Most centres reduced their outpatient follow-up visits (51.7%; 61/118) and stopped visiting patients at home (66.9%; 79/118). Peritoneal dialysis nurses reported an increased workload at 62.7% (74/118) of centres, and in many instances (66.1%; 78/118) were providing nursing care to COVID-19 patients and administering COVID-19 vaccines. LESSONS LEARNT Health-care providers altered clinical care activities to protect their patients from COVID-19. However, further evidence is needed on the consequences of such alteration in care. To prepare for future pandemics, actors need to explore nonconventional peritoneal dialysis care as well as financial and nonfinancial incentive mechanisms for such care.
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- Talerngsak Kanjanabuch
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Center of Excellence in Kidney Metabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University,1873 Rama IV Rd, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Jones JE, Damery SL, Allen K, Johnson DW, Lambie M, Holvoet E, Davies SJ. Renal staffs' understanding of patients' experiences of transition from peritoneal dialysis to in-centre haemodialysis and their views on service improvement: A multi-site qualitative study in England and Australia. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254931. [PMID: 34280249 PMCID: PMC8289060 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Many studies have explored patients' experiences of dialysis and other treatments for kidney failure. This is the first qualitative multi-site international study of how staff perceive the process of a patient's transition from peritoneal dialysis to in-centre haemodialysis. Current literature suggests that transitions are poorly coordinated and may result in increased patient morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to understand staff perspectives of transition and to identify areas where clinical practice could be improved. METHODS Sixty-one participants (24 UK and 37 Australia), representing a cross-section of kidney care staff, took part in seven focus groups and sixteen interviews. Data were analysed inductively and findings were synthesised across the two countries. RESULTS For staff, good clinical practice included: effective communication with patients, well planned care pathways and continuity of care. However, staff felt that how they communicated with patients about the treatment journey could be improved. Staff worried they inadvertently made patients fear haemodialysis when trying to explain to them why going onto peritoneal dialysis first is a good option. Despite staff efforts to make transitions smooth, good continuity of care between modalities was only reported in some of the Australian hospitals where, unlike the UK, patients kept the same consultant. Timely access to an appropriate service, such as a psychologist or social worker, was not always available when staff felt it would be beneficial for the patient. Staff were aware of a disparity in access to kidney care and other healthcare professional services between some patient groups, especially those living in remote areas. This was often put down to the lack of funding and capacity within each hospital. CONCLUSIONS This research found that continuity of care between modalities was valued by staff but did not always happen. It also highlighted a number of areas for consideration when developing ways to improve care and provide appropriate support to patients as they transition from peritoneal dialysis to in-centre haemodialysis.
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- Janet E. Jones
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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- Renal Division, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Luyckx VA, Moosa MR. Priority Setting as an Ethical Imperative in Managing Global Dialysis Access and Improving Kidney Care. Semin Nephrol 2021; 41:230-241. [PMID: 34330363 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Priority-setting dilemmas arise when trade-offs must be made regarding the kinds of services that should be provided and to whom, thereby withholding other services from individuals or groups that could benefit from them. Currently, it is practically impossible for lower-income countries to provide dialysis for all patients with kidney failure; however, the fundamental premise of the human right to health, while acknowledging the current resource constraints, is the progressive realization of access to care for all. In this article we outline the rationale for priority setting, starting with the global goal of achieving universal health coverage, the prerequisites for fair and transparent priority setting, and discuss how these may apply to expensive care such as dialysis. Priority is inherently a value-laden process, and cannot be whittled down to technical considerations of clinical or cost effectiveness alone. Fair and transparent priority setting should originate from population health needs, be based on evidence, and be associated with ethical values or principles. This requires effective engagement with relevant stakeholders. Once policies are developed and implemented, good oversight is crucial to ensure accountability and to provide iterative feedback such that the goals of universal health coverage may be progressively realized.
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- Valerie A Luyckx
- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Child Health and Pediatrics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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Tangcharoensathien V, Sirilak S, Sritara P, Patcharanarumol W, Lekagul A, Isaranuwatchai W, Wittayapipopsakul W, Chandrasiri O. Co-production of evidence for policies in Thailand: from concept to action. BMJ 2021; 372:m4669. [PMID: 33593790 PMCID: PMC7879270 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m4669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Viroj Tangcharoensathien and colleagues apply the “triangle that moves the mountain” to analyse the co-production of evidence for health policy making in Thailand
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- Office of Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- International Health Policy Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- Global Health Division, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- International Health Policy Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Health Interventions and Technology Assessment Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- International Health Policy Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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Thammatacharee N, Mills A, Nitsch D, Lumpaopong A. The changing patterns of access overtime to the renal replacement therapy programme in Thailand. Health Policy Plan 2020; 35:1-6. [PMID: 31605133 DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czz121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Based on projected numbers, approximately only 50% of those requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) receive it. Many patients who require RRT live in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this study was to examine the changing pattern over time of entry into the RRT programme in Thailand following RRT's inclusion in the Universal Coverage Scheme. This study was an ecological study using the age-period-cohort analysis to look at dialysis registration and kidney transplant trends during RRT programme implementation. Data from 2008 to 2016 of patients diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) were obtained from the National Health Security Office. The study found that the numbers of new patients with ESRD, aged 20-69, registered with the dialysis programme increased over time. For patients aged 20-40 years, the dialysis programme took up to 400 new patients for every 1000 new ESRD diagnoses. For kidney transplant, the rates increased slowly. The kidney transplant programme could at best treat only around 50 cases for every 1000 new ESRD diagnoses in patients aged 20-30 years. Findings of this study highlighted the importance of promoting strategies to reduce the increasing number of patients with kidney disease, to consider conservative therapy for older/frail patients, and to improve access to kidney transplantation and live-donation.
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- Noppakun Thammatacharee
- Health Systems Research Institute, Satharanasuk 6 Alley, Mueang, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand.,International Health Policy Program, Satharanasuk 6 Alley, Mueang, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Phramongkutkao Hospital, Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Paltiel O, Berhe E, Aberha AH, Tequare MH, Balabanova D. A public–private partnership for dialysis provision in Ethiopia: a model for high-cost care in low-resource settings. Health Policy Plan 2020; 35:1262-1267. [DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaa085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Our purpose was to explore whether private–public partnerships (PPPs) can serve as a model for access to high-cost care in low-resource settings by examining a unique PPP providing haemodialysis services in a remote setting, investigating challenges and enablers. The study setting is a 500-bed teaching hospital serving a catchment population of 8 million in Northern Ethiopia. Based on local data collection, observation and in-depth interviews, we identified the impetus for the PPP, described the partnership agreement, reported outcomes after 6 years of activity and examined challenges that have arisen since the programme’s inception, including funding sustainability. The PPP was established in 2013 based on a decision by local leadership that treatment of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) is a necessity rather than a luxury. A private partner was sought who could ensure service delivery as well as a reliable supply of consumables. The hospital contributions included infrastructure, personnel and sharing of maintenance costs. The partnership has facilitated uninterrupted haemodialysis service to 101 patients with AKI and 202 with chronic kidney disease. The former (>50% cured) were mainly supported by charitable donations procured by the hospital’s leadership, while the latter were self-funded. The local university and community contributed to the charity. Utilization has increased yearly. Funding and logistical issues remain. In conclusion, this PPP enabled access to previously unavailable lifesaving care in Northern Ethiopia and could serve as a model for potential scale-up for haemodialysis provision in particular, and more broadly, high-cost care in low-resource settings. An ethical commitment to provide the service, combined with ongoing administrative and community involvement has contributed to its sustained success. Lack of affordability for most patients requiring chronic haemodialysis and reliance on charitable donations for treatment of patients with AKI pose challenges to long-term sustainability.
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- Ora Paltiel
- Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Unit, College of Health Science, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
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- College of Health Science, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
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- College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Harris DCH, Davies SJ, Finkelstein FO, Jha V, Donner JA, Abraham G, Bello AK, Caskey FJ, Garcia GG, Harden P, Hemmelgarn B, Johnson DW, Levin NW, Luyckx VA, Martin DE, McCulloch MI, Moosa MR, O'Connell PJ, Okpechi IG, Pecoits Filho R, Shah KD, Sola L, Swanepoel C, Tonelli M, Twahir A, van Biesen W, Varghese C, Yang CW, Zuniga C. Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of universal health coverage. Kidney Int 2020; 95:S1-S33. [PMID: 30904051 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The global nephrology community recognizes the need for a cohesive strategy to address the growing problem of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). In March 2018, the International Society of Nephrology hosted a summit on integrated ESKD care, including 92 individuals from around the globe with diverse expertise and professional backgrounds. The attendees were from 41 countries, including 16 participants from 11 low- and lower-middle-income countries. The purpose was to develop a strategic plan to improve worldwide access to integrated ESKD care, by identifying and prioritizing key activities across 8 themes: (i) estimates of ESKD burden and treatment coverage, (ii) advocacy, (iii) education and training/workforce, (iv) financing/funding models, (v) ethics, (vi) dialysis, (vii) transplantation, and (viii) conservative care. Action plans with prioritized lists of goals, activities, and key deliverables, and an overarching performance framework were developed for each theme. Examples of these key deliverables include improved data availability, integration of core registry measures and analysis to inform development of health care policy; a framework for advocacy; improved and continued stakeholder engagement; improved workforce training; equitable, efficient, and cost-effective funding models; greater understanding and greater application of ethical principles in practice and policy; definition and application of standards for safe and sustainable dialysis treatment and a set of measurable quality parameters; and integration of dialysis, transplantation, and comprehensive conservative care as ESKD treatment options within the context of overall health priorities. Intended users of the action plans include clinicians, patients and their families, scientists, industry partners, government decision makers, and advocacy organizations. Implementation of this integrated and comprehensive plan is intended to improve quality and access to care and thereby reduce serious health-related suffering of adults and children affected by ESKD worldwide.
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- David C H Harris
- Centre for Transplantation and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India; University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Nephrology Division, Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Chennai, India
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- UK Renal Registry, Learning and Research, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK; Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; The Richard Bright Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Servicio de Nefrologia, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Hospital 278, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico
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- Oxford Kidney Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Kidney Disease Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services (MINTS), Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Lecturer, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Paediatric Intensive and Critical Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Renal Unit, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Westmead Clinical School, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Dialysis Unit, CASMU-IAMPP, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Parklands Kidney Centre, Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nephrology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Catholic University of Santisima Concepción, Concepcion, Chile
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Tangcharoensathien V, Patcharanarumol W, Suwanwela W, Supangul S, Panichkriangkrai W, Kosiyaporn H, Witthayapipopsakul W. Defining the Benefit Package of Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme: From Pragmatism to Sophistication. Int J Health Policy Manag 2020; 9:133-137. [PMID: 32331492 PMCID: PMC7182149 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Benefit package is crucial for implementing universal health coverage (UHC). This editorial analyses how the benefit package of the Thai Universal Coverage Scheme (UC Scheme) evolved from an implicit comprehensive package which covered all conditions and interventions (with a few exceptions), to additional explicit positive lists. In 2002 when the Thai UC Scheme was launched; the comprehensive benefit package, including medicines in the national essential list of medicines, formerly offered by the previous schemes were pragmatically adopted. Later, when capacities of producing evidence on health technology assessment (HTA) increased, rigorous assessment of cost effectiveness is mandatorily required for inclusion of new interventions into the Thai UC Scheme benefit package. This contributed to evidence-informed policy decisions. To prevent emptied promises, whichever policy choices are made about the benefit package, either using a negative or a positive list, developing country governments need to make quality health services available and accessible by the entire population. Political decision on benefit package should be informed by evidence on cost effectiveness, equity dimension and health system capacity to deliver equitable services. Low- and middle-income countries need to strengthen HTA capacity to generate evidence and inform policies.
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- International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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Sola L, Levin NW, Johnson DW, Pecoits-Filho R, Aljubori HM, Chen Y, Claus S, Collins A, Cullis B, Feehally J, Harden PN, Hassan MH, Ibhais F, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Levin A, Saleh A, Schneditz D, Tchokhonelidze I, Turan Kazancioglu R, Twahir A, Walker R, Were AJ, Yu X, Finkelstein FO. Development of a framework for minimum and optimal safety and quality standards for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2020; 10:e55-e62. [PMID: 32149009 PMCID: PMC7031684 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Substantial heterogeneity in practice patterns around the world has resulted in wide variations in the quality and type of dialysis care delivered. This is particularly so in countries without universal standards of care and governmental (or other organizational) oversight. Most high-income countries have developed such oversight based on documentation of adherence to standardized, evidence-based guidelines. Many low- and lower-middle-income countries have no or only limited organized oversight systems to ensure that care is safe and effective. The implementation and oversight of basic standards of care requires sufficient infrastructure and appropriate workforce and financial resources to support the basic levels of care and safety practices. It is important to understand how these standards then can be reasonably adapted and applied in low- and lower-middle-income countries.
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- Laura Sola
- Dialysis Unit, Centro Asistencial del Sindicato Médico del Uruguay Institución de Asistencia Médica Privada de Profesionales Sin Fines de lucro, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Centre for Kidney Disease Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
- Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Nephrology Department, Alqassimi Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Lab of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Lab of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Nephrology Division, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- NxStage Medical, Inc., Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Renal Unit, Greys Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Oxford Kidney Unit, Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Yatta Governmental Hospital, Yatta, Palestine
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Nephrology Development Clinical Center, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Parklands Kidney Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Renal Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
- School of Medicine, Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- East African Kidney Institute, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Division of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial People’s School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Van Biesen W, Jha V, Abu-Alfa AK, Andreoli SP, Ashuntantang G, Bernieh B, Brown E, Chen Y, Coppo R, Couchoud C, Cullis B, Douthat W, Eke FU, Hemmelgarn B, Hou FF, Levin NW, Luyckx VA, Morton RL, Moosa MR, Murtagh FE, Richards M, Rondeau E, Schneditz D, Shah KD, Tesar V, Yeates K, Garcia Garcia G. Considerations on equity in management of end-stage kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries. Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2020; 10:e63-e71. [PMID: 32149010 PMCID: PMC7031686 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2019.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Achievement of equity in health requires development of a health system in which everyone has a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential. The current, large country-level variation in the reported incidence and prevalence of treated end-stage kidney disease indicates the existence of system-level inequities. Equitable implementation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) programs must address issues of availability, affordability, and acceptability. The major structural factors that impact equity in KRT in different countries are the organization of health systems, overall health care spending, funding and delivery models, and nature of KRT prioritization (transplantation, hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, and conservative care). Implementation of KRT programs has the potential to exacerbate inequity unless equity is deliberately addressed. In this review, we summarize discussions on equitable provision of KRT in low- and middle-income countries and suggest areas for future research.
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- Wim Van Biesen
- Nephrology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaounde General Hospital, University of Yaounde, Yaounde I, Cameroon
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- Home Hemodialysis for Home Dialysis, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- The Heart Medical Center, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
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- Fondazione Ricerca Molinette, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) Registry, Biomedicine Agency, Paris, France
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- Renal Unit, Greys Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Hospital Privado-Universitario de Cordoba and Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas, Cordoba, Argentina
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Ethics and the History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Intensive Care Nephrology and Transplantation Department, Hopital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Nephrology, General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Nephrology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Servicio de Nefrologia, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Hospital 278, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Changsirikulchai S, Sriprach S, Thokanit NS, Janma J, Chuengsaman P, Sirivongs D. Survival Analysis and Associated Factors in THAI Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis under the PD-First Policy. Perit Dial Int 2020; 38:172-178. [DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2017.00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background The peritoneal dialysis First (PD-First) policy means that PD is the first modality of dialysis chosen for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), as put forth by the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme. It was initiated in Thailand in 2008. Our aim is to analyze patient survival, technique survival, and associated factors. Methods Data of PD patients from January 2008 to November 2016 were studied. We calculated patient and technique survival rates (censored for death and kidney transplantation). Factors associated with survival were analyzed by the Cox proportional hazard model. Patient and technique survival rates between 2008 – 2012 and 2013 – 2016 were compared. Results Our study included 11,477 patients. The mean (standard deviation [SD]) age at initiation of PD was 54.0 (14.4) years. The level of education in 85.2% of cases was illiterate or primary school. A total of 60.9% of patients developed ESRD secondary to diabetes. The 1- to 5-year patient survival rates were 82.6, 71.8, 64.0, 58.5, and 54.0%, respectively. The first-year technique survival rate was 94.8%. The patient and technique survival rates during 2013 – 2016 were better than those seen during 2008 – 2012. Factors associated with lower patient survival rates were: female gender, increased age at start of PD, coverage with civil servant medical benefit scheme, low educational levels, and a history of diabetes. Conclusion Most patients had diabetes and low educational levels as seen in the outcomes in the previous literature. These factors impacted the survival of patients under the PD-First policy.
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- Siribha Changsirikulchai
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhonnayok, Thailand; The National Health Security Office Region 4, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Saraburi, Thailand; Ramathibodi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand; Banphaeo Dialysis Group (Bangkok), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Banphaeo Hospital (Public organization), Bangkok, Thailand; and Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Teerawattananon Y, Dabak SV, Khoe LC, Bayani DBS, Isaranuwatchai W. To include or not include: renal dialysis policy in the era of universal health coverage. BMJ 2020; 368:m82. [PMID: 31992542 PMCID: PMC7190365 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Expensive treatments such as renal dialysis are a challenge for countries aiming for universal coverage. Yot Teerawattananon and colleagues set out a systematic approach to ensuring it is affordable
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- Yot Teerawattananon
- Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Health Technology Assessment Unit, Department of Health, Manila, Republic of the Philippines
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- Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- St Michael's Hospital, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Centre for Excellence in Economic Analysis Research (CLEAR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wang AYM, Zhao J, Bieber B, Kanjanabuch T, Wilkie M, Marshall MR, Kawanishi H, Perl J, Davies S. International comparison of peritoneal dialysis prescriptions from the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS). Perit Dial Int 2020; 40:310-319. [DOI: 10.1177/0896860819895356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: We describe peritoneal dialysis (PD) prescription variations among Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) participants on continuous ambulatory PD (CAPD) and automated PD (APD; n = 4657) from Australia/New Zealand (A/NZ), Canada, Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom (UK), and United States (US). Results: CAPD was more commonly used in Thailand and Japan, while APD predominated over CAPD in A/NZ, Canada, the US, and the UK. Total prescribed PD volume normalized to the surface area was the highest in Thailand and the lowest in Japan (for both APD and CAPD) and the UK (for CAPD). PD patients from Thailand had the lowest residual urine volume and residual renal urea clearance, yet achieved the highest dialysis urea clearance. Japanese patients had the lowest dialysis urea clearances for both APD and CAPD. Despite having similar urine volumes to patients in A/NZ, Canada, Japan, and the UK, US CAPD and APD patients used 2.5% and 3.86% glucose PD solutions more frequently, whereas fewer than 25% of these patients used icodextrin. Over half of the patients in A/NZ, Canada, the UK, and Japan used icodextrin, whereas it was hardly used in Thailand. Japan and Thailand were more likely to use 1.5% glucose solutions for their PD prescription. Conclusions: There are considerable international variations in PD modality use and prescription patterns that translate into important differences in achieved dialysis clearances. Ongoing recruitment of additional PDOPPS participants and accrual of follow-up time will allow us to test the associations between specific PD prescription regimens and clinical and patient-reported outcomes.
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- Angela Yee-Moon Wang
- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University and University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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Nochaiwong S, Ruengorn C, Noppakun K, Panyathong S, Dandecha P, Sood MM, Saenjum C, Awiphan R, Sirilun S, Mongkhon P, Chongruksut W, Thavorn K. Comparative Effectiveness of Local Application of Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Mupirocin Ointment, and Normal Saline for the Prevention of Peritoneal Dialysis-related Infections (COSMO-PD Trial): a multicenter randomized, double-blind, controlled protocol. Trials 2019; 20:754. [PMID: 31856900 PMCID: PMC6924023 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3953-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current international guidelines recommend the use of a daily topical exit-site antimicrobial to prevent peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections. Although nonantibiotic-based therapies are appealing because they may limit antimicrobial resistance, no controlled trials have been conducted to compare topical antimicrobial agents with usual exit-site care for the prevention of PD-related infections among the Thai PD population. We propose a controlled three-arm trial to examine the efficacy and safety of a daily chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated patch versus mupirocin ointment versus usual exit-site care with normal saline for the prevention of PD-related infections. METHODS/DESIGNS This study is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, active-controlled, clinical trial. Adult patients aged 18 years or older who have end-stage kidney disease and are undergoing PD will be enrolled at three PD Centers in Thailand. A total of 354 PD patients will be randomly assigned to either the 2% chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated patch, mupirocin ointment, or usual exit-site care with normal saline dressing according to a computer-generated random allocation sequence. Participants will be followed until discontinuation of PD or completion of 24 months. The primary study outcomes are time to first PD-related infection (exit-site/tunnel infection or peritonitis) event and the overall difference in PD-related infection rates between study arms. Secondary study outcomes will include (i) the rate of infection-related catheter removal and PD technique failure, (ii) rate of nasal and exit-site Staphylococcus aureus colonization, (iii) healthcare costs, and (iv) skin reactions and adverse events. We plan to conduct a cost-utility analysis alongside the trial from the perspectives of patients and society. A Markov simulation model will be used to estimate the total cost and health outcome in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) over a 20-year time horizon. An incremental cost-effectiveness ratio in Thai Baht and U.S. dollars per QALYs gained will be illustrated. A series of probabilistic sensitivity analyses will be conducted to assess the robustness of the cost-utility analysis findings. DISCUSSION The results from this study will provide new clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence to support the best strategy for the prevention of PD-related infections among the Thai PD population. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02547103. Registered on September 11, 2015.
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- Surapon Nochaiwong
- Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. .,Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,Kidney Center, Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai, 50180, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Phayao, Muang, Phayao, 56000, Thailand
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- Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,Depertment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center (PESRC), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada.,School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 5Z3, Canada.,Institute of Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, ICES uOttawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada
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Ambarsari CG, Trihono PP, Kadaristiana A, Tambunan T, Mushahar L, Puspitasari HA, Hidayati EL, Pardede SO. Five-year experience of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in children: a single center experience in a developing country. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDONESIA 2019. [DOI: 10.13181/mji.v28i4.3807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The pediatric peritoneal dialysis (PD) program in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia was started in 2014. However, there has been no published data on the patients’ outcome. This study was aimed to report the characteristics and outcomes of a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) program for children.
METHODS This retrospective study was conducted in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital as a national referral hospital. Data were collected from medical records of patients aged ≤18 years with end-stage renal disease who underwent CAPD in 2014–2019. The baseline characteristics, PD-related infection rate, as well as patient and technique survivals were analyzed.
RESULTS Out of 60 patients who underwent CAPD, 36 (60%) were boys on the age range of 4 months–18 years. The mean follow-up duration was 12 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 9.4–15.3) months. The number of PD related infections increased along with the growing number of patients on CAPD. The peritonitis rate was 0.42 episodes per year at risk, and the most common etiology was alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus (5/24, [20.8%]). The 1- and 3-year technique survival rates were 60.3% (95% CI = 44.5–72.9) and 43.9% (95% CI = 23.2–62.9). The 1- and 3-year patient survival rates were 69.6% (95% CI = 52.5–81.5) and 58% (95% CI = 31.2–77.5).
CONCLUSIONS In this unit, CAPD could be performed in children as young as 4 months of age. The peritonitis rate was relatively low which was likely caused by skin-derived microorganisms. Both technique survival and patient survival were also relatively low.
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Hager D, Ferguson TW, Komenda P. Cost Controversies of a "Home Dialysis First" Policy. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2019; 6:2054358119871541. [PMID: 31516718 PMCID: PMC6719463 DOI: 10.1177/2054358119871541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Purpose of review Kidney Failure is highly prevalent and uses a disproportionate amount of health care funding. In Canada (excluding Quebec), 37 647 people were living with kidney failure in 2016. The single-payer Canadian health care system spends approximately 1.2% of their annual budget on kidney failure. In 2016, 58.4% of patients with kidney failure in Canada (excluding Quebec) were on dialysis as opposed to living with a functioning kidney transplant. Home dialysis modalities including peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HD) were used by 18.9% and 4.7% of these patients, respectively. In-center HD and home dialysis (PD and home HD) are often considered equally efficacious and have similar impacts on quality of life. Despite cost minimization analyses suggesting that home dialysis offers cost savings over in-center HD, there has been a slow uptake of home dialysis in developed nations over time, suggesting that controversies and barriers to implementation currently exist. The primary objective of this health policy briefing article is to introduce and address some of the major controversies surrounding the cost effectiveness in supporting advocacy for a "Home Dialysis First" policy with a primary focus on single-payer systems in a developed nation such as Canada. Sources of information Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Canadian and US epidemiologic databases, national/international conference presentations, primary literature review, and discussion with experts within the field of home dialysis. Methods We have conducted a focused primary literature review alongside individuals with expertise in the field of home dialysis to discuss the cost controversies surrounding the implementation of a "Home Dialysis First" policy. Key findings First, the primary literature is limited to mostly observational studies which are highly variable in study design and content. Local economic assessments, however, have provided convincing data for home dialysis cost savings in Canada. Second, the cost of delivering dialysis differs significantly throughout the world, explained by differing costs of labor and supplies in developing nations. Third, the indirect patient costs of water, energy, and home modifications are often barriers to implementation and may be overcome by introducing cost reimbursement programs. Fourth, home dialysis requires upfront training costs. We explore the impact of premature switches from home dialysis to in-center HD or a functioning kidney transplant on overall cost savings. Fifth, we discuss the effect of physician financial incentives and program funding on the uptake of home dialysis. Finally, we introduce the controversial topic of comparing the societal value of freedom of modality choice against the societal cost savings of a "Home Dialysis First" policy. Limitations Narrative reviews, due to their inherently reduced methodological quality in comparison with systematic reviews, may expose our collected literature to selection bias. We have attempted to compose a diverse collection of available literature alongside consensus expertise to provide a fair and concise review of home dialysis cost controversies. Implications Implementation of a "Home Dialysis First" policy would be a disruptive change to kidney failure care in Canada. To make informed policy decisions, we should recognize the cost savings associated with home dialysis in developed nations, the significance of patient-borne costs as a barrier to implementation, the impact of training costs and early modality switching in home dialysis, the lack of evidence regarding physician financial incentives, and the importance of program funding. Ultimately, we must consider the societal value of freedom of patient modality choice in comparison with the potential cost savings of a "Home Dialysis First" policy.
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- Drew Hager
- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Chronic Disease Innovation Centre, Seven Oaks General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Chan C, Combes G, Davies S, Finkelstein F, Firanek C, Gomez R, Jager KJ, George VJ, Johnson DW, Lambie M, Madero M, Masakane I, McDonald S, Misra M, Mitra S, Moraes T, Nadeau-Fredette AC, Mukhopadhyay P, Perl J, Pisoni R, Robinson B, Ryu DR, Saran R, Sloand J, Sukul N, Tong A, Szeto CC, Van Biesen W. Transition Between Different Renal Replacement Modalities: Gaps in Knowledge and Care-The Integrated Research Initiative. Perit Dial Int 2019; 39:4-12. [PMID: 30692232 DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2017.00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have different options to replace the function of their failing kidneys. The "integrated care" model considers treatment pathways rather than individual renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques. In such a paradigm, the optimal strategy to plan and enact transitions between the different modalities is very relevant, but so far, only limited data on transitions have been published. Perspectives of patients, caregivers, and health professionals on the process of transitioning are even less well documented. Available literature suggests that poor coordination causes significant morbidity and mortality.This review briefly provides the background, development, and scope of the INTErnational Group Research Assessing Transition Effects in Dialysis (INTEGRATED) initiative. We summarize the literature on the transition between different RRT modalities. Further, we present an international research plan to quantify the epidemiology and to assess the qualitative aspects of transition between different modalities.
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK, and Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK, and Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Yabuki Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
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- Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Adelaide, Australia, and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Nephrology Department, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine & Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Renal Division, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, USA
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- Nephrology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Diabetes mellitus prevalence is increasing throughout the world as a consequence of growing rates of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and westernization of lifestyle. It is currently unknown to what extent these trends affect the global burden of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). This review seeks to describe the global burden of DKD and how it has changed throughout time using recently released results of the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study. RECENT FINDINGS DKD prevalence has remained fairly stable at the global level and among many world regions since 1990. At the global level, the proportion of DKD deaths relative to other types of CKD is increasing. Certain world regions still have very high rates of DKD, whereas other world regions have decreasing prevalence and mortality. Screening will likely play an important role in mitigating the growing burden within high-risk regions.
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- Bernadette Thomas
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, 325 9th Avenue (Box 359931), Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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Tennankore K, Zhao J, Karaboyas A, Bieber BA, Robinson BM, Morgenstern H, Jassal SV, Finkelstein FO, Kanjanabuch T, Cheawchanwattana A, Pisoni RL, Sloand JA, Perl J. The Association of Functional Status with Mortality and Dialysis Modality Change: Results from the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS). Perit Dial Int 2019; 39:103-111. [PMID: 30739094 DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2018.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence of functional impairment in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, its variation by country, and its association with mortality or transfer to hemodialysis. METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted in PD patients from 7 countries in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) (2014 - 2017). Functional status (FS) was assessed by combining self-reports of 8 instrumental and 5 basic activities of daily living, using the Lawton-Brody and the Katz questionnaires. Summary FS scores, ranging from 1.25 (most dependent) to 13 (independent), were based on the patient's ability to perform each activity with or without assistance. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR; 95% confidence interval [CI]) of a FS score < 11 comparing each country with the United States (US). Cox regression was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR; 95% CI) for the effect of a low FS score on mortality and transfer to hemodialysis, adjusting for case mix. RESULTS Of 2,593 patients with complete data on FS, 48% were fully independent (FS = 13), 32% had a FS score 11 to < 13, 14% had a FS score 8 to < 11, and 6% had a FS score < 8. Relative to the US, low FS scores (< 11; more dependent) were more frequent in Thailand (OR = 10.48, 5.90 - 18.60) and the United Kingdom (UK) (OR = 3.29, 1.77 - 6.08), but similar in other PDOPPS countries. The FS score was inversely and monotonically associated with mortality but not with transfer to hemodialysis; the HR, comparing a FS score < 8 vs 13, was 4.01 (2.44 - 6.61) for mortality and 0.91 (0.58 - 1.43) for transfer to hemodialysis. CONCLUSION Regional differences in FS scores observed across PDOPPS countries may have been partly due to differences in regional patient selection for PD. Functional impairment was associated with mortality but not with permanent transfer to hemodialysis.
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, and Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Kidney and Metabolic Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Tangcharoensathien V, Witthayapipopsakul W, Panichkriangkrai W, Patcharanarumol W, Mills A. Health systems development in Thailand: a solid platform for successful implementation of universal health coverage. Lancet 2018; 391:1205-1223. [PMID: 29397200 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30198-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Thailand's health development since the 1970s has been focused on investment in the health delivery infrastructure at the district level and below and on training the health workforce. Deliberate policies increased domestic training capacities for all cadres of health personnel and distributed them to rural and underserved areas. Since 1975, targeted insurance schemes for different population groups have improved financial access to health care until universal health coverage was implemented in 2002. Despite its low gross national income per capita in Thailand, a bold decision was made to use general taxation to finance the Universal Health Coverage Scheme without relying on contributions from members. Empirical evidence shows substantial reduction in levels of out-of-pocket payments, the incidence of catastrophic health spending, and in medical impoverishment. The scheme has also greatly reduced provincial gaps in child mortality. Certain interventions such as antiretroviral therapy and renal replacement therapy have saved the lives of adults. Well designed strategic purchasing contributed to efficiency, cost containment, and equity. Remaining challenges include preparing for an ageing society, primary prevention of non-communicable diseases, law enforcement to prevent road traffic mortality, and effective coverage of diabetes and tuberculosis control.
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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