Increasing home based dialysis therapies to tackle dialysis burden around the world: A position statement on dialysis economics from the 2nd Congress of the International Society for Hemodialysis

  • Philip Kam Tao Li
  • , Wai Lun Cheung
  • , Sing Leung Lui
  • , Christopher Blagg
  • , Alan Cass
  • , Lai Seong Hooi
  • , Ho Yung Lee
  • , Francesco Locatelli
  • , Tao Wang
  • , Chih Wei Yang
  • , Bernard Canaud
  • , Yuk Lun Cheng
  • , Hui Lin Choong
  • , Angel L. De Francisco
  • , Victor Gura
  • , Kazo Kaizu
  • , Peter G. Kerr
  • , Un I. Kuok
  • , Chi Bon Leung
  • , Wai Kei Lo
  • Madhukar Misra, Cheuk Chun Szeto, Kwok Lung Tong, Kriang Tungsanga, Robert Walker, Andrew Kui Man Wong, Alex Wai Yin Yu

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Abstract

The authors compiled a positional statement on dialysis economics from the second congress of the international society for hemodialysis, focusing on promoting home-based dialysis therapies to tackle the dialysis burden. They have added a further statement to urge local health authorities to increase this form of therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-56
Number of pages4
JournalNephrology
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 2011

Keywords

  • economic evaluation
  • haemodialysis
  • home dialysis
  • peritoneal dialysis

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