The treatment of chronic renal failure in New Zealand.
The treatment of chronic renal failure by centre haemodialysis and home haemodialysis are described. Since 1969 there has been a home dialysis programme at Christchurch. Some 63 patients were treated and 17 have died, six deaths occurred during training, four died after renal transplantation and seven died of other causes. The training time was on average 15 weeks. The implications of this form of management are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000193:education; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous