End-Stage Renal Disease and Peritoneal Dialysis in Bulgaria

Vazelov, Evgueniy; Krivoshiev, S; Antonov, S; Lazarov, G

doi:10.1177/089686080402400606

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“…A more detailed comparison of the development of the situation in Central and Eastern European countries and in major Western European countries is offered in Table 1. Data for 2004 and for 1995 were obtained from the ERA-EDTA registry (6) and References (7-10) respectively. Data from some Central and Eastern European countries for 1995 were unavailable; for example, the Croatian registry did not become operative until 2001 (11).…”

Section: Renal Replacement Therapymentioning

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Development of Peritoneal Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Czech Republic since the Postcommunist Transition

Opatrná

Sefrna

2007

Perit Dial Int

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The healthcare system of the Czech Republic at the time the country was made part of the Eastern Bloc was characterized by scarcity of funds as a result of its poorly functioning economy combined with difficult access to up-to-date medical information because of restricted communication with Western democracies. These were the main causes for Czech medicine lagging behind that of industrialized nations. The political changes occurring in 1989 were soon followed by economic and societal changes that led to, among other things, badly needed healthcare reform, gradually involving all areas of medicine. This resulted in extending, over the period from 1989 to 2004, life expectancy at birth (from 71.8 to 75.8 years); this figure is still below the average of the 15 Western European nations that were European Union members prior to 1 May 2004 (79.4 years in 2004). The availability of all methods of renal replacement therapy also increased, particularly peritoneal dialysis, which was virtually unavailable prior to 1990.

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Section: Renal Replacement Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Peritoneal Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Czech Republic since the Postcommunist Transition

Opatrná

Sefrna

2007

Perit Dial Int

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Nephrology in Bulgaria

Vazelov

Bogov

Gaydarova

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Nephrology Worldwide

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Epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis: a story of believers and nonbelievers

Lameire

Biesen

2009

Nat Rev Nephrol

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In 2008, an estimated 1.77 million patients worldwide received dialysis. Of these patients, 1.58 million were treated with hemodialysis and approximately 190,000 received peritoneal dialyisis. In a global comparison of treatment methods for renal failure, therefore, hemodialysis clearly dominates. In this Review, we compare the epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis with that of hemodialysis and describe some of the major differences in the global utilization of the two dialysis modalities. These differences can largely be explained by a number of nonmedical, mainly economic factors, but also by educational and psychological factors. To reverse the current trends, the implementation of suitable reimbursement strategies for peritoneal dialysis is needed as well as increased investment in the training of young nephrology fellows and in education programs for patients and other non-nephrological health-care providers. To achieve these goals, academic and nonacademic training centers, which often consider peritoneal dialysis to be a low-level priority, must invest in research and training related to peritoneal dialysis.

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End-Stage Renal Disease and Peritoneal Dialysis in Bulgaria

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Development of Peritoneal Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Czech Republic since the Postcommunist Transition

Development of Peritoneal Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Czech Republic since the Postcommunist Transition

Nephrology in Bulgaria

Epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis: a story of believers and nonbelievers

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