Hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis, which is cost-effective?
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
; 26(5): 962-5, 2015 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26354569
ABSTRACT
There is an increasing need for renal replacement therapy due to the growing number of cases with chronic kidney disease leading to end-stage renal disease. Two modalities of dialysis available are hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). In this study, we aimed to compare the financial aspects of HD with PD. A total of 53 patients on HD and 43 patients on PD were included in the study and were assessed for several financial aspects of dialysis. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS-18. A statistically significant difference was noted between the HD and PD groups in the need for diagnostic tests, drugs, hospitalization, etc, with PD being less expensive. We strongly suggest physicians in our area to use PD on a larger number of patients for better financial outcome.
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Assunto principal:
Diálise Renal
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Diálise Peritoneal
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Avaliação de Processos em Cuidados de Saúde
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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
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Falência Renal Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article