Increased utilization of peritoneal dialysis to cope with mounting demand for renal replacement therapy - Perspectives from Asian countries

Philip Kam Tao Li*, Sing Leung Lui, Chi Bon Leung, Alex Wai Yin Yu, Evan Lee, Paul H. Just, Georgi Abraham, Lynn Almazan-Gomez, Chiu Ching Huang, Lai Seong Hooi, Yoshindo Kawaguchi, Un I. Kuok, Kriang Tungsanga, Tao Wang, Andrew Kui Man Wong, Xue Qing Yu, Wai Kei Lo

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Abstract

With the number of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients growing, one of the crucial questions facing health care professionals and funding agencies in Asia is whether funding for dialysis will be sufficient to keep up with demand. During the ISPD's 2006 Congress, academic nephrologists and government officials from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in a roundtable discussion on dialysis economics in Asia. The focus was policy and health care financing. The roundtable addressed ESRD growth in Asia and how to obtain enough funding to keep up with the growth in patient numbers. Various models were presented: the "peritoneal dialysis (PD) first" policy model, incentive programs, nongovernmental organizations providing PD, and PD reimbursement in a developing economy. This article summarizes the views of the participant nephrologists on how to increase the utilization of PD to improve on clinical and financial management of patients with ESRD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S59-S61
JournalPeritoneal Dialysis International
Volume27
Issue numberSUPPL. 2
StatePublished - 06 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asia
  • Economics
  • Renal replacement therapy

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