Survey of hidden costs of dialysis in Italian for-profit and not-for-profit centers

Vincenzo Bellizzi; Francesco Perrone; Vincenzo Terracciano; Emanuele Cucciniello; Giovanna Stanzione; Pierluigi D'Angio; Luca De Nicola; Biagio Di Iorio

Survey of hidden costs of dialysis in Italian for-profit and not-for-profit centers

Vincenzo Bellizzi, Francesco Perrone, Vincenzo Terracciano, Emanuele Cucciniello, Giovanna Stanzione, Pierluigi D'Angio, Luca De Nicola, Biagio Di Iorio

Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale

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Background: Chronic dialysis exposes patients to several procedures that may influence lifestyle and quality of life. These hidden costs, however, have never been evaluated. Aim and methods: To compare the costs related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures between not-for-profit (nFP) and for-profit (FP) dialysis care systems, we mailed to Italian nephrology units a questionnaire on modalities of medical prescriptions and reservations, waiting time for tests and modalities of drugs distribution. Results: 247 centers (42%) replied to the questionnaire: 177 nFP (72%) and 70 FP (28%). The response rate was 54% of nFP and 26% of FP centers. All centers provided hemodialysis (in satellite units, 42% nFP and 14% FP, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	894-899
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Nephrology
Volume	21
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Cost
Diagnostic procedures
Dialysis

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Nephrology

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Survey of hidden costs of dialysis in Italian for-profit and not-for-profit centers. / Bellizzi, Vincenzo; Perrone, Francesco; Terracciano, Vincenzo; Cucciniello, Emanuele; Stanzione, Giovanna; D'Angio, Pierluigi; De Nicola, Luca; Di Iorio, Biagio.

In: Journal of Nephrology, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2008, p. 894-899.

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