Hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis in resource-limited settings

A Niang, A Iyengar, VA Luyckx - Current opinion in nephrology …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Access to both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis remains highly inequitable in lower-
resource settings. Although challenges associated with dialysis in low-resource settings are …

Peritoneal dialysis for potential kidney transplant recipients: pride or prejudice?

L Nardelli, A Scalamogna, P Messa, M Gallieni… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kidney transplantation (KT) is recognized as the gold-standard of treatment for patients with
end-stage renal disease. Additionally, it has been demonstrated that receiving a pre-emptive …

Develo** the ethics of implementation research in health

V Gopichandran, VA Luyckx, N Biller-Andorno… - Implementation …, 2016 - Springer
Implementation research (IR) is growing in recognition as an important generator of practical
knowledge that can be translated into health policy. With its aim to answer questions about …

Bedside rationing and moral distress in nephrologists in sub-Saharan Africa

G Ashuntantang, I Miljeteig, VA Luyckx - BMC nephrology, 2022 - Springer
Background Kidney diseases constitute an important proportion of the non-communicable
disease (NCD) burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though prevention, diagnosis and …

Challenges in the provision of kidney care at the largest public nephrology center in Guatemala: a qualitative study with health professionals

D Flood, K Wilcox, AA Ferro, C Mendoza Montano… - BMC nephrology, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, and the majority of the
CKD burden is in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is wide …

Lessons learned from regional training of paediatric nephrology fellows in Africa

MI McCulloch, AC Argent, B Morrow, P Nourse… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Background Access to care for children with kidney disease is limited in less well-resourced
regions of the world and paediatric nephrology (PN) workforce development with good …

Peritoneal dialysis: status report in South and South East Asia

V Bhargava, S Jasuja, SCW Tang, AK Bhalla… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) is
largely underutilized globally. We analyzed PD utilization, impact of economic status …

Nephrology in South Africa: Not Yet ubuntu

N Wearne, IG Okpechi, CR Swanepoel - Kidney Diseases, 2019 - karger.com
Abstract Background: South Africa (SA) is an upper middle-income country with a human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, an accelerated burden of non-communicable …

Outcomes and challenges of a PD-First program, a South-African perspective

B Davidson, K Crombie, K Manning… - Peritoneal Dialysis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background South Africa (SA) currently performs the most peritoneal dialysis (PD) in Africa.
Yet outcome data on PD programs on the continent are limited. With the escalating need for …

Clinical benefits of routine examination and synchronous repair of occult inguinal hernia during laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion: a single-center …

HW Kou, CN Yeh, CY Tsai, JT Hsu, SY Wang, CW Lee… - Hernia, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Occult inguinal hernias (IH) predispose peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients to the
symptomatic IH formation after starting PD, which may cause complications. We conducted a …