Evidence-based therapy for undocumented immigrants with ESRD

Evidence-based therapy for undocumented immigrants with ESRD

Haemodialysis options for undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease range from standard of care thrice-weekly treatments to emergency-only haemodialysis. This latter approach is associated with poor patient outcomes and high costs. The time has come for the nephrology community to demand...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Nephrology 2019-06, Vol.15 (6), p.322-324
1. Verfasser: Rodriguez, Rudolph A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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692/4022/1585/104/1586
692/700/1538
692/700/3934
692/700/565/1950/1544
Care and treatment
Costs and Cost Analysis
Genomes
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Hemodialysis
Humans
Immigrants
Immigration
Kidney diseases
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
News & Views
news-and-views
Noncitizens
Patients
Renal Dialysis
Undocumented Immigrants
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Zusammenfassung:Haemodialysis options for undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease range from standard of care thrice-weekly treatments to emergency-only haemodialysis. This latter approach is associated with poor patient outcomes and high costs. The time has come for the nephrology community to demand an end to the practice of emergency-only haemodialysis.
ISSN:1759-5061
1759-507X
DOI:10.1038/s41581-019-0137-4