title: Management of a rapidly growing peritoneal dialysis population at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.
abstract: Managing a rapidly growing peritoneal dialysis program with more than 1000 patients involves multiple challenges, labor constraints, logistics, and excessive geographic distance. This paper describes how Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, manages those issues, while simultaneously improving quality of the care and, subsequently, clinical outcomes.
authors: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, and Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, PR ChinaDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, and Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors: Xueqing
authors: X
authors: Yu
authors: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, and Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, PR ChinaDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, and Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors: Xiao
authors: X
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, and Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, PR ChinaDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, and Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors: Naya
authors: N
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: CQI; PD programs; Southern China; management