Nephrologists' perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on caring for patients undergoing dialysis in Latin America: a qualitative study.
Andrea Matus GonzalezEduardo LorcaSebastian CabreraAlejandra HernandezCarlos Zúñiga-SmLaura SolaLuis MicheaAlejandro Ferreiro FuentesLilia CervantesMagdalena MaderoArmando Teixeira-PintoGermaine WongJonathan CraigAllison JaurePublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Nephrologists felt personally and professionally vulnerable and reported feeling helpless and morally distressed because they doubted their capacity to provide safe care for patients undergoing dialysis. Better availability and mobilisation of resources and capacities to adapt models of care, including telehealth and home-based dialysis, are urgently needed.