Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious and disabling pathology, the only curative treatment of which is transplantation. Patients with CKD experience decreased kidney function, which eventually stops filtering blood through the body. In France, more than 90,000 patients suffer from so-called “end-stage” chronic renal failure (CKD).
While it is true that a transplant remains the most effective treatment, 57% of patients do not qualify for it and must seek another replacement treatment to provide the blood-cleansing function normally performed by the kidneys: dialysis.
Their “life ahead”
The concept of Health Democracy and the implementation of My Health 2022 put the patient at the heart of their care journey and make them an actor in their health. For patients suffering from CKD and in need of replacement therapy, this approach is very important. Dialysis should adapt to the patient’s life, not the other way around. But dialysis in France…
Source: Le Figaro
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