The Adverse Effect of COVID Pandemic on the Care of Patients With Kidney Diseases in India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the care of patients with noncommunicable diseases, including those suffering from kidney-related ailments. Many parts of the world, including India, adopted lockdown to curb community transmission of disease. The lockdown affected transportation, access to health care facilities, and availability of medicines and consumables as well as outpatient and inpatient services. We aimed to analyze the effect of lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the care of patients with kidney diseases in India.

Methods

We surveyed 19 major hospitals (8 in the public and 11 in the private sector) to determine the effect of lockdown on the care of patients with kidney disease, including those on dialysis after

SUBMITTER: Prasad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7336912 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature