Renal replacement therapy in Nepal.
Renal replacement therapy in Nepal fulfills only a small part of the current needs, with 97 hemodialysis machines available for the general population of 29 million. Transportation difficulties to dialysis centers preclude many of the patients from end-stage renal disease care, due to the rural nature of the population. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) organized into rural sub segments, considering the Mexican model of PD and government funding appear to offer some solution to provision of care for this mountainous rural country. We review the current statistics of dialysis patients, hemodialysis numbers, and renal transplantations within Nepal and offer suggestions regarding possibilities for increasing renal care within the country.
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Ilinois, USA. hirachan3@hotmail.com
Padam
P
Hirachan
Tirtha
T
Kharel
Dibya S
DS
Shah
John
J
Ball
D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009390:Nepal; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019035:Rural Health Services