Challenges for Peritoneal Dialysis Centers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aimed at performing a situation analysis to identify challenges that Mexico's peritoneal dialysis centers (PDCs) have faced before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

From May-August 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional nationwide online survey with the heads of 136 PDCs at the Mexican Institute of Social Security. The survey gathered information about PDCs characteristics and the adaptations and challenges they faced before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The response rate to the survey was 79.5% (136 out of 171 PDCs). We used descriptive statistics to analyze the data.

Results

The survey responses suggest wide variations between PDCs regarding their number of patients, healthcare staff availability, and compliance with the International Society for Pe

SUBMITTER: Perez-Moran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9050655 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature