Tackling Dialysis Burden around the World: A Global Challenge

CKD is a global problem that causes significant burden to the healthcare system and the economy in addition to its impact on morbidity and mortality of patients. Around the world, in both developing and developed economies, the nephrologists and governments face the challenges of the need to provide...

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Published inKidney diseases Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 167 - 175
Main Authors Li, Philip Kam-Tao, Chan, Gordon Chun-Kau, Chen, Jianghua, Chen, Hung-Chun, Cheng, Yuk-Lun, Fan, Stanley L.-S., He, John Cijiang, Hu, Weixin, Lim, Wai-Hon, Pei, York, Teo, Boon Wee, Zhang, Ping, Yu, Xueqing, Liu, Zhi-Hong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.05.2021
Karger Publishers
Subjects
Care and treatment
chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney failure
end-stage kidney disease
Health aspects
home dialysis
kidney transplantation
prevention
Review
Review Article
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Canada
United Kingdom
Singapore
Australia
China
Taiwan
Prevention
End-stage kidney disease
Home dialysis
Chronic kidney disease
Kidney transplantation
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Summary:CKD is a global problem that causes significant burden to the healthcare system and the economy in addition to its impact on morbidity and mortality of patients. Around the world, in both developing and developed economies, the nephrologists and governments face the challenges of the need to provide a quality and cost-effective kidney replacement therapy for CKD patients when their kidneys fail. In December 2019, the 3rd International Congress of Chinese Nephrologists was held in Nanjing, China, and in the meeting, a symposium and roundtable discussion on how to deal with this CKD burden was held with opinion leaders from countries and regions around the world, including Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK, and the USA. The participants concluded that an integrated approach with early detection of CKD, prompt treatment to slow down progression, promotion of home-based dialysis therapy like peritoneal dialysis and home HD, together with promotion of kidney transplantation, are possible effective ways to combat this ongoing worldwide challenge.
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Philip Kam-Tao Li is the key corresponding author and Zhihong Liu is the co-corresponding author.
ISSN:2296-9381
2296-9357
DOI:10.1159/000515541