Peritoneal dialysis in the nursing home

Taskapan H., Tam P., LeBlanc D., Ting R. H., Nagai G. R., Chow S. S., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, cilt.42, sa.2, ss.545-551, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11255-010-9714-y
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.545-551
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The mean age of patients with end-stage renal disease increases steadily. The elderly on dialysis have significant comorbidity and require extra attention to meet their dialysis, dietary, and social needs, and some may need to be treated at a long-term care facility such as a nursing home (NH). Providing dialysis and caring for elderly patients in a nursing home (NH) presents a number of challenges. Few data are available in the literature about elderly patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) in an NH. This paper describes our experience of starting and maintaining a peritoneal dialysis program in three community-based nursing homes.