Costs of Assisted Home Dialysis: A Single-Payer Canadian Model From Manitoba.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The prevalence of kidney failure is increasing globally. Most of these patients will require life-sustaining dialysis at a substantial cost to the health care system. Assisted peritoneal dialysis (PD) and assisted home hemodialysis (HD) are potential alternatives to in-center HD and have demonstrated equivalent outcomes with respect to mortality and morbidity. We aim to describe the costs associated with assisted continuous cycling PD (CCPD) and assisted home HD.

Study design

Cost minimization model.

Setting & population

Adult incident maintenance dialysis patients in Manitoba, Canada.

Intervention

Full- and partial-assist home HD and CCPD. Full-assist modalities were defined as nurse-assisted dialysis setup and takedown performed by a hea

SUBMITTER: Bamforth RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664694 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature