Home Dialysis in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era.
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis
; 27(5): 442-446, 2020 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-729002
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has had a significant impact on patients with end-stage kidney disease and their care, especially given the potential for severe coronavirus disease 2019 in those with a depressed immune status. Patients receiving in-center hemodialysis have been particularly affected by this pandemic because of their need to travel multiple times a week to receive treatment. Although patients on home dialysis are able to avoid such exposure, they face their own unique challenges. In this review, we will discuss the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic for patients on home dialysis, the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on various aspects of their care, and the resultant rapid adaptations in policy/health-care delivery mechanisms with implications for the future care of patients on home dialysis.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hemodialysis, Home
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Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
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Telemedicine
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Monitoring, Ambulatory
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COVID-19
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Health Policy
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis
Journal subject:
Nephrology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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