Economic impact of extended time on peritoneal dialysis as a result of using polyglucose: the application of a Markov chain model to forecast changes in the development of the ESRD programme over time | Zendy

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Economic impact of extended time on peritoneal dialysis as a result of using polyglucose: the application of a Markov chain model to forecast changes in the development of the ESRD programme over time

Author(s) -

Tom Weijnen

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/18.2.390

Subject(s) - medicine , euros , peritoneal dialysis , renal replacement therapy , markov chain , end stage renal disease , dialysis , urology , intensive care medicine , hemodialysis , statistics , mathematics , philosophy , humanities

The use of polyglucose as a peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid extends time on PD treatment. It is anticipated, therefore, that the share of patients treated with PD will be positively influenced. The relationship between extension of PD treatment time and an increase of the PD treatment share, however, is complex and needs further investigation. In this paper, a Markov chain model was applied to investigate the impact of extended time on PD treatment for the PD share in all dialysis patients in The Netherlands. Furthermore, the economic impact of the extended time on treatment (ETOT) was explored.

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