International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Latin America.

ABSTRACT: Latin America is a region with a widely variable socioeconomic landscape, facing a surge in noncommunicable diseases, including chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, exposing significant limitations in the delivery of care. Despite region-wide efforts to explore and address these limitations, much uncertainty remains as to the capacity, accessibility, and quality of kidney failure care in Latin America. Through this second iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas, we aimed to report on these indicators to provide a comprehensive map of kidney failure care in the region. Survey responses were received from 18 (64.2%) countries, representing 93.8% of the total population in Latin America. The median prevalence and incidence of treated kidney failur

SUBMITTER: Wainstein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084731 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature