TY - JOUR
T1 - Survey of hidden costs of dialysis in Italian for-profit and not-for-profit centers
AU - Bellizzi, Vincenzo
AU - Perrone, Francesco
AU - Terracciano, Vincenzo
AU - Cucciniello, Emanuele
AU - Stanzione, Giovanna
AU - D'Angio, Pierluigi
AU - De Nicola, Luca
AU - Di Iorio, Biagio
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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
AB - 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
KW - Cost
KW - Diagnostic procedures
KW - Dialysis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19034874
AN - SCOPUS:62749112897
VL - 21
SP - 894
EP - 899
JO - Journal of Nephrology
JF - Journal of Nephrology
SN - 1121-8428
IS - 6
ER -