title: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) on Merseyside--cost/cost effectiveness.
abstract: We have costed our Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) programme on Merseyside since its start in January, 1979. Costs for initial training, maintenance and subsequent re-admissions have been included. At the end of 1981 the current cost to the NHS was pounds 5 510 per patient per year. This figure compares favourably with costs for other dialysis modes, especially when considering the older age and poorer medical condition of the CAPD patients.
mesh_terms: D003361:Cost Allocation; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004739:England; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000191:economics*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000191:economics*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics