||How Kidney patients suffered in Corona age?||
Over 28 percent of kidney patients missed one or more dialysis sessions and over four percent stopped reporting for dialysis during the first three weeks of the lockdown, a new study has revealed.
The pre-proof version of a survey of 19 large hospitals across urban India, conducted by nearly two dozen scientists, slated to be published in Kidney International Reports, revealed a steep decline in kidney patients reporting for treatment and check-ups at nephrology units in these hospitals.
The attendance for outpatients (those not requiring hospitalisation) in the surveyed hospitals came down by an incredible 92.3 percent and inpatient service reduced by 61 percent during phase one of the lockdown.
One can thus, in the absence of a national database of dialysis patients, only imagine the situation in smaller towns with limited infrastructure.
Millions suffering from chronic kidney disease could be at risk of cardiac arrest due to missed dialysis sessions and shortage of equipment.
Worse, since the outbreak of the pandemic, the conversation has been mainly focused on the ability of countries to address the needs of patients.
Little time and energy have been devoted to addressing the needs of those with non-communicable life-threatening diseases, including kidney ailments. For End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) patients, the schedule of dialysis treatment is pretty much set in stone: four-hour sessions, thrice a week.
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||How Kidney patients suffered in Corona age?|| Over 28 percent of kidney patients missed one or more dialysis sessions and over four percent stopped reporting for dialysis during the first three weeks of the lockdown, a new study has revealed. The pre-proof version of a survey of 19 large hospitals across urban India, conducted by nearly two dozen scientists, slated to be published in Kidney International Reports, revealed a steep decline in kidney patients reporting for treatment and check-ups at nephrology units in these hospitals. The attendance for outpatients (those not requiring hospitalisation) in the surveyed hospitals came down by an incredible 92.3 percent and inpatient service reduced by 61 percent during phase one of the lockdown. One can thus, in the absence of a national database of dialysis patients, only imagine the situation in smaller towns with limited infrastructure. Millions suffering from chronic kidney disease could be at risk of cardiac arrest due to missed dialysis sessions and shortage of equipment. Worse, since the outbreak of the pandemic, the conversation has been mainly focused on the ability of countries to address the needs of patients. Little time and energy have been devoted to addressing the needs of those with non-communicable life-threatening diseases, including kidney ailments. For End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) patients, the schedule of dialysis treatment is pretty much set in stone: four-hour sessions, thrice a week.