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THE COSTS OF DOMICILIARY MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS A COMPARISON WITH ALTERNATIVE RENAL REPLACEMENT REGIMENS
Author(s) -
Stewart J. H.,
Topp N. D.,
Martin Sylvia,
Schawrowas Elanor,
Flaus Yvonne,
Sheil A. G. R.,
Mahony J. F.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb119695.x
Subject(s) - dialysis , medicine , hemodialysis , renal replacement therapy , home dialysis , intensive care medicine , surgery
The cost of establishing a patient on hemodialysis in his own home and of maintaining treatment there has been calculated from the records of a dialysis unit devoted entirely to domiciliary treatment. Provision of equipment, training for self‐supervised dialysis and home alterations cost $5,000 per patient for hollow fibre dialysis and $6,000 per patient for Kiil diaylsis. Running expenses of home dialysis have been $3,800 per patient per year for hollow fibre dialysis and $2,600 for Kiil dialysis. The cost of in‐patient maintenance dialysis was $7,400 per patient per year, and the cost of obtaining a cadaveric renal allograft was $8,900 when pretransplantation hospital dialysis, operation fees, and postoperative in‐patient care were included.