The Burden of Travel-Time and Distance Traveled for Hemodialysis Patients in Australian Major City Areas
Stephen P. McDonald, Shahid Ullah, Kathryn Dansie, Emily Duncanson, Aarti Gulyani, Christopher E. Davies, Shilpanjali Jesudason
Abstract
The number of Australians receiving long-term dialysis for kidney failure is steadily increasing. Of the 13,051 patients undergoing dialysis at the end of 2017 in Australia, over 70% were receiving “facility” hemodialysis, at a hospital or satellite dialysis unit.1 In Australia, the type of dialysis facility is dependent on many complex factors, including patient clinical status and medical indications as well as dialysis capacity constraints and dialysis service structures. Typically, patients receive thrice weekly dialysis for 4 to 5 hours per treatment.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTravel timeHemodialysisEmergency medicineIntensive care medicineTransport engineeringSurgeryEngineeringDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues