National shift towards home-based peritoneal dialysis launched
Singapore plans to expand the number of kidney patients using home-based peritoneal dialysis by 300 over the next three years, aiming to give them greater flexibility in managing work and family life. The Health Ministry hopes to increase uptake among new patients from one in five to one in three. Associate Professor Tan Chieh Suai, Head and Senior Consultant of the Department of Renal Medicine at the Singapore General Hospital, shares more on the shift towards home-based dialysis, whether it is a better alternative, differences between peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis, and also addresses common misconceptions.
Singapore plans to expand the number of kidney patients using home-based peritoneal dialysis by 300 over the next three years, aiming to give them greater flexibility in managing work and family life. The Health Ministry hopes to increase uptake among new patients from one in five to one in three. Associate Professor Tan Chieh Suai, Head and Senior Consultant of the Department of Renal Medicine at the Singapore General Hospital, shares more on the shift towards home-based dialysis, whether it is a better alternative, differences between peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis, and also addresses common misconceptions.
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