A5061896816- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Energy and Environment Impacts
SUNY Upstate Medical University
2020-2022
The absence of a chronic kidney disease (CKD) registry in Ecuador makes it difficult to assess the burden disease, but there is an anticipated increase incidence CKD along with increasing diabetes, hypertension and population age. From 2012, augmented funding for renal replacement therapy expanded dialysis clinics patient coverage. We conducted 73 in-depth sociological interviews healthcare providers eight provinces collected quantitative epidemiological data on patients diagnoses from six...
An increase of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has affected many tropical countries but with an atypical presentation. This illness, known as Chronic Kidney Disease Unknown Etiology (CKDu), presents in younger adults without the typical comorbidities for CKD, often among those working agricultural production. The cause is unknown temperature, heat stress, or dehydration are thought to contribute development this condition. There no information on whether anyone Ecuador by illness. We describe...
Abstract Background The absence of a chronic kidney disease (CKD) registry in Ecuador makes it difficult to assess the burden disease, but there is an anticipated increase incidence end-stage along with increasing diabetes, hypertension and population age. From 2008, augmented funding for renal replacement treatment expanded dialysis clinics patient coverage. Methods We conducted 73 in-depth interviews healthcare providers eight provinces. Findings were analyzed using qualitative methods...