Kidney Replacement Therapy in Brazil: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Analysis of the Brazilian Public Health System.

Guilherme Palhares Aversa Santos Ricardo de Castro Cintra Sesso Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves Abner Mácola Pacheco Barbosa Naila Camila da Rocha Luís Gustavo Modelli de Andrade

Published in: Kidney360 (2024)

We reported an increase in the age at which dialysis began and a decline in the adoption of peritoneal dialysis over the years. While there have been some improvements over the years resulting in better adequacy of hemodialysis as measured by Kt/V, controlling certain parameters such as hemoglobin levels has remained challenging.

Keyphrases

peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease
replacement therapy
public health
chronic kidney disease
smoking cessation
electronic health record
red blood cell