The case for increased peritoneal dialysis utilization in low‐and lower‐middle‐income countries

IG Okpechi, V Jha, Y Cho, F Ye, CI Ijezie, K Jindal… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has several advantages compared to haemodialysis (HD), but there
is evidence showing underutilization globally, especially in low‐income and lower‐middle …

Cost of peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis across the world

AN Karopadi, G Mason, E Rettore… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality is underutilized in most parts of the world today
despite several advantages including the possibility of it being offered in the remotest of …

International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Africa

F Oguejiofor, DS Kiggundu, AK Bello… - Kidney International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite positive economic forecasts, stable democracies, and reduced regional conflicts
since the turn of the century, Africa continues to be afflicted by poverty, poor infrastructure …

The gap between estimated incidence of end-stage renal disease and use of therapy

S Anand, A Bitton, T Gaziano - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Relatively few data exist on the burden of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and
use of renal replacement therapy (RRT)–a life-saving therapy–in developing regions. No …

Global dialysis perspective: Egypt

YMK Farag, E El-Sayed - Kidney360, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Egypt is the most populous country across the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA), with more than 102.3 million residents and a gross domestic product of US $303 …

[HTML][HTML] Access to nephrology care for pregnancy-related acute kidney injury in low-and lower-middle-income countries: a perspective

ME Elrggal, D Bajpai, EK Tannor, R Azmat, AM Bashir… - Kidney Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major public health problem with substantial
maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Women with pregnancy-related AKI require …

International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in the Middle East

A Amouzegar, AK Abu-Alfa, MN Alrukhaimi… - Kidney international …, 2021 - Elsevier
Kidney failure is the permanent impairment of kidney function associated with increased
morbidity, hospitalization, and requirement for kidney replacement therapy. A total of 11 …

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: perspectives on patient selection in low-to middle-income countries

N Wearne, K Kilonzo, E Effa, B Davidson… - … journal of nephrology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem that continues to show an
unrelenting global increase in prevalence. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease has …

The growing burden of end-stage renal disease in Egypt

AR Soliman, A Fathy, D Roshd - Renal failure, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) has significantly increased in developing
countries such as Egypt. Diabetes mellitus is still the leading cause of ESRD, while numbers …

DNA methylation status of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene promoter in peripheral blood of end-stage renal disease patients

M Ghattas, F El-Shaarawy, N Mesbah… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - Springer
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification of the genome that has the …