Adding insult to injury: kidney replacement therapy during COVID-19 in India

The COVID19 pandemic has challenged the resilience of healthcare systems worldwide. Governments have ordered nationwide “lockdowns” (often suddenly) in an attempt to contain the spread of infection. Such measures have posed unexpected challenges to patients with pre-existing diseases, especially in limited resource settings. In the current report, we describe the unique hardships confronted by maintenance in-cent er hemodialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients in India during the current lockdown period.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: letters to the editor Source Type: research