The Cost-Effectiveness of Initiating Patients on Home Dialysis Compared with In-Centre Haemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Kidney failure can be treated at home with peritoneal dialysis or home haemodialysis. The combination of reduced staffing, transport and overhead costs and improved quality of life through treatment at home could make initiating dialysis at home highly cost-effective. The primary objective is to estimate the cost-effectiveness of initiating patients on home dialysis therapy (HDT) compared with in-centre haemodialysis (ICHD). The secondary objective is to determine the upper limit of net benefit from removing potential service barriers within dialysis centres that hinder the adoption of HDT.

Method

A multistate model using UK Renal Registry data combined with national survey data was developed to estimate patient and dialysis centre influences on dialysis treatment

SUBMITTER: Hill H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364978 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature